Theodoros "Thodoris" Kalakonas (born 28 October 1974) is a

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player who competed in the

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(6th place), and in the

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(4th place) with the

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. He was part of the national squad that won the silver medal at the 1997 World Cup in

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and the Bronze Medal in the 2004 World League in

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. At club level, Kalakonas played most notably for

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club Ethnikos (1990–2001, 2006–2008) with whom he is the all-time scorer in Piraeus Derby games for his team and one of the best scorers in the history of Ethnikos and

powerhouse

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(2001–2004), with whom he won 1

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, 1

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, 3 Greek Championships and 3 Greek Cups. Kalakonas was a key player in Olympiacos' 2002 Quardruple (

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all in 2002), being the top scorer of Olympiacos with 3 goals in the 2002 LEN Champions League final win (9–7) against Honvéd in

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. He is the 10th all time scorer in Greek league history.

Honours

Club

Ethnikos *

(1): 1994 *

(2): 1991, 2000 Olympiacos *

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(1): 2001–02 *

(1): 2002 *

(3): 2002, 2003, 2004 *

(3): 2002, 2003, 2004

National team

* Silver Medal in 1997 World Cup, Athens * Bronze Medal in 2004 World League, Long Beach * 4th place in 2004 Olympic Games, Athens * 6th place in 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta * 4th place in 2003 World Championship, BarcelonaBarcelona 2003 FINA World Championships – FINA WC Day 4 - Men's Water Polo Match 13 & 14 Greece roster
swimnews.com. 16 July 2003.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalakonas, Theodoros 1974 births Living people Greek male water polo players Olympiacos Water Polo Club players Olympic water polo players for Greece Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club players Water polo players from Athens