Sideris Tasiadis

Sideris Tasiadis (born 7 May 1990) is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005. Son of Greek immigrants who lived in Thrace, Greece in the village of Komara for 10 years during his childhood, before moving back to Germany.

Sideris Tasiadis
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990
Augsburg, West Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 2
Event(s)C1
ClubKanu Schwaben Augsburg
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonC1
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoC1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 AugsburgC1
Silver medal – second place2010 TacenC1 team
Silver medal – second place2011 BratislavaC1 team
Silver medal – second place2013 PragueC1 team
Silver medal – second place2015 LondonC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2018 Rio de JaneiroC1
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówC1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 AugsburgC1
Gold medal – first place2017 TacenC1 team
Gold medal – first place2022 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
Silver medal – second place2011 La Seu d'UrgelC1 team
Silver medal – second place2012 AugsburgC1 team
Silver medal – second place2013 KrakówC1
Silver medal – second place2013 KrakówC1 team
Silver medal – second place2015 MarkkleebergC1
Silver medal – second place2022 Liptovský MikulášC1
Bronze medal – third place2009 NottinghamC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2019 PauC1
Bronze medal – third place2021 IvreaC1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 MarkkleebergC1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 SolkanC1 team
Gold medal – first place2008 Roudnice nad LabemC1
Bronze medal – third place2006 SolkanC1
Bronze medal – third place2008 Roudnice nad LabemC1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 KrakówC1
Gold medal – first place2007 KrakówC1 team
Gold medal – first place2008 SolkanC1
Gold medal – first place2008 SolkanC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2005 KrakówC1 team

Career

In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London behind Tony Estanguet (FRA) and beating two-time Olympic champion Michal Martikán (SVK). He finished fifth in the C1 event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Tasiadis earned a second Olympic medal in the C1 event by finishing third at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

He also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with one gold (C1: 2022), four silvers (C1 team: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015) and a bronze (C1: 2018). Tasiadis won 13 medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 6 silvers and 3 bronzes),[3] including a gold in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017. He is currently the No. 1-ranked athlete by the ICF, having held that position since 2018.[4]

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C174314
Season Date Venue Position Event
200912 July 2009Augsburg2ndC1
20104 July 2010Augsburg3rdC1
201329 June 2013Augsburg3rdC1
6 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell3rdC1
201718 June 2017Prague1stC1
25 June 2017Augsburg2ndC1
2 July 2017Markkleeberg2ndC1
3 September 2017Ivrea1stC1
201823 June 2018Liptovský Mikuláš1stC1
7 July 2018Augsburg1stC1
1 September 2018Tacen1stC1
201915 June 2019Lee Valley1stC1
202120 Jun 2021Markkleeberg2ndC1
20233 June 2023Augsburg1stC1

Personal life

Tasiadis dated slalom canoeist Claudia Bär until her death in 2015 after a two-year battle with leukemia.[5]

References
  1. "Sideris Tasiadis". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Results (Tokyo)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Sideris TASIADIS (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Frühere Kanu-Slalom-Europameisterin Claudia Bär ist tot". Welt.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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