Charalampos Taiganidis

Charalampos Taiganidis (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Ταϊγανίδης) is a Greek Paralympic swimming champion, Paralympic gold medalist and multiple medal-winner.

Charalampos Taiganidis

Personal information
Nationality	Greece
Born	(1981-03-11) March 11, 1981 Thessaloniki, Greece
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Greece Event 1st 2nd 3rd 2004 Paralympic Games 2 1 0 2008 Paralympic Games 2 3 1 2012 Paralympic Games 0 0 1 Total 4 4 2 Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100m backstroke 2 0 1 100m butterfly 1 1 0 50m freestyle 0 2 0 100m freestyle 1 0 0 400m freestyle 0 0 1 200m medley 0 1 0 2004 Paralympic Games Athens 2004 100 m backstroke Athens 2004 100 m butterfly Athens 2004 50 m freestyle 2008 Paralympic Games Beijing 2008 100 m backstroke Beijing 2008 100 m freestyle Beijing 2008 100 m butterfly Beijing 2008 50 m freestyle Beijing 2008 200 m medley Beijing 2008 400 m freestyle 2012 Paralympic Games London 2012 100 m backstroke

He competes in the S13 class.[1] He has competed in five consequtive Paralympic games: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, Tokyo 2020 and has won medals in three of them (2004, 2008 and 2012).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

With a total of 10 Paralympic medals (4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze) he holds the record among Greek athletes.