Vasileios Reppas (Greek: Βασίλειος Ρέππας; born 4 November 1988 in Athens) is a Greek amateur track cyclist.[1] He has won the men's sprint title at the 2007 Greek national championships, and later represented his nation Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vasileios Reppas |
| Born | 4 November 1988 Athens, Greece |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Reppas qualified for the Greek squad in two track cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a berth for his team based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. Teaming with Athanasios Mantzouranis and Panagiotis Voukelatos in the men's sprint race, held on the first day of track cycling, Reppas recorded a time of 45.645 and a speed of 59.152 km/h to deliver the Greek trio a tenth-place finish in the prelims.[2] The following day, in the men's individual sprint, Reppas posted a nineteenth-place time of 10.966 and an average speed of 65.657 km/h for his flying, 200 m opening time trial, narrowly missing out the first round matches by four tenths of a second (0.4).[3][4]
Career highlights
edit- 2004
Greek Championships (500 m time trial), Novices (GRE)
- 2005
Greek Junior Championships (1 km time trial), Athens (GRE)
- 2006
European Junior Championships (Team sprint), Athens (GRE)
- 2007
- 2008
- 10th Olympic Games (Team sprint with Athanasios Mantzouranis and Panagiotis Voukelatos, Beijing (CHN)
- 17th Olympic Games (Keirin), Beijing (CHN)
- 2009
- 2010
- 13th UCI World Championships (Team sprint with Christos and Zafeirios Volikakis), Copenhagen (DEN)
- 42nd UCI World Championships (Sprint), Copenhagen (DEN)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vasileios Reppas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Men's Team Sprint Qualification". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Sprint Qualification". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Hoy, Pendleton top sprint qualifiers". Velo News. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Vasileios Reppas at Cycling Archives (archived)
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