Ο Stefanos Douskos with an amazing race he won the 1st place in the single skiff and the gold medal in Tokyo, achieving an Olympic record.
The Greek champion passed the 500 meters in 4th place but then increased his pace and was first in the 1000 meters of the race. Stefanos Douskos continued the first place in the 1500 meters, making the best effort to stay in this position in the last 500 meters.
The Greek champion, despite the pressure he received from his opponents, endured, winning the 1st place and the gold medal.
In fact, with a time of 6: 40.45, Stefanos Douskos set an Olympic record, breaking that of Mahe Drisdale (6: 41.34) from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.
This is the first gold medal for Greece in Tokyo but also the first in rowing for our country in the history of the games.
The "silver" Kjetil Borz from Norway took more than a second compared to the Greek skier to cross the finish line second (6: 41.66), while the bronze medal was won by the Croatian Damir Martin from Croatia (6 42.58).
The results of the final
1. STEFANOS DOUSKOS GREECE 6: 40.45
2. Kjetil Borz Norway 6: 41.66
3. Damir Martin Croatia 6: 42.58
4. Sveri Nielsen Denmark 6: 42.73
5. Alexander Vyazovkin Russia 6: 49.09
6. Midaugas Griskonis Lithuania 6: 57.60