Evangelia Tsagka

Evangelia Tsagka
Personal information
Full name Evangelia Tsagka
National team  Greece
Born (1987-06-30) 30 June 1987
Athens, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Nireas Chalandriou

Evangelia Tsagka (Greek: Ευαγγελία Τσάγκα; born June 30, 1987) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] She is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a silver medalist in the freestyle relay at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia (8:16.14).[2]

Tsagka qualified for the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the host nation's team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] Teaming with Zoi Dimoschaki, Marianna Lymperta, and Georgia Manoli in heat one, Tsagka swam a third leg and recorded a split of 2:05.99. She and her fellow Greeks rounded out an eight-team field to last place and fifteenth overall in a final time of 8:16.69.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Evangelia Tsagka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Italian Men, Spanish Women Lead After Day 2 of Med Games". Swimming World Magazine. 5 September 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Swimming – Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Women's 800 Freestyle Relay, Day 5 Prelims: Team USA Posts the Fastest Time, Brits and Aussies Next". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.


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