Antonios Tsapatakis

Antonios Tsapatakis
Personal information
Native nameΑντώνιος Τσαπατάκης
NationalityGreek
BornChania, Crete, Greece
OccupationPolice officer
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportPara swimming
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classSB4, S5
ClubMegalonisos
Coached byChrysafis Vangelakakis
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2024 Paris100 m breaststroke SB4
2020 Tokyo100m breaststroke SB4
World Championships
2022 Madeira100m breaststroke SB4
2023 Manchester100m breaststroke SB4
2015 Glasgow100m breaststroke SB4
2013 Montreal100m breaststroke SB4
2013 Montreal200m individual medley SM5
2017 Mexico City100m breaststroke SB4
European Championships
2014 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB4
2014 Eindhoven200m individual medley SM5
2009 Reykjavik100m breaststroke SB4
2021 Funchal100m breaststroke SB4

Antonios Tsapatakis (Greek: Αντώνιος Τσαπατάκης; born 13 January 1988) is a Greek Paralympic swimmer. He became a T8-9 complete paraplegic after a spinal cord injury due to a motorbike accident in 2006. He competes in 100m breaststroke SB4 classification.

Tsapatakis obtained many awards in national (holds two national records), European and global competitions. He possesses more than 20 gold, silver, and bronze medals. His power, passion and determination led him to the 2012 Paralympics in London, which added to his biographical material the 4th place in 100m breaststroke SB4. In 2015, he broke the European record and won the silver medal at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championship in Glasgow.