Evangelos Delakas

Evangelos Delakas
Delakas at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Full name Evangelos Ioannis Delakas
Born (1985-02-08) 8 February 1985 (age 39)
Athens, Greece[1]
Nationality Greek
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position Point
Handedness R
Number 8
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2018
 Olympiacos
National team
Years Team
2012–2016
 Greece
Medal record
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan Team
FINA World League
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Huizhou Team
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Team
Last updated: 12 January 2017

Evangelos Ioannis Delakas (Greek: Ευάγγελος Ιωάννης Δελακάς, born 8 February 1985) is a retired Greek water polo player and the current assistant coach of Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.[3] As a player, Delakas won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He played for Olympiacos for 14 years (2004–2018) and won 12 Greek Championships, 11 Greek Cups and the 2017–18 LEN Champions League with the club.[4][5][6][7]

Apart from water polo, Delakas runs an art gallery in Kolonaki, together with his wife Fay and his father-in-law.[7]

  1. ^ Evangelos Delakas. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Evangelos Delakas Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ Βοηθός του Βλάχου ο Δελακάς Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. novasports.gr. (in Greek).
  4. ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
  6. ^ Μετά από 14 χρόνια παρουσίας στον Ολυμπιακό ο Βαγγέλης Δελακάς αποφάσισε να βάλει τέλος στην αθλητική του καριέρα. Olympiacos official website. 9 July 2018 (in Greek).
  7. ^ a b Evangelos Delakas Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com