{"id":3720,"date":"2026-08-07T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iroes.gr\/?post_type=athlete&#038;p=3720"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:04:47","slug":"ioannis-papadopoulos","status":"publish","type":"athlete","link":"https:\/\/www.iroes.gr\/en\/athletes\/ioannis-papadopoulos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ioannis Papadopoulos\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u00a0is an international Taekwondo athlete and a key member of the Greek National and Pre-Olympic Team in the -80 kg Olympic weight class. Dedicated to elite competition from an early age, he has established a steadily rising path in international sports, consistently holding a top position in the World Taekwondo global rankings. His ultimate ambition and focus is qualifying for and representing Greece at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Career Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10x Greek National Champion:<\/strong> 10 Gold Medals at the Greek National Championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3x European Championship Medals:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Silver Medal \u2013 European U21 Championships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bronze Medal \u2013 European U21 Championships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bronze Medal \u2013 European Senior Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12x International Medals:<\/strong> Medals in World Taekwondo sanctioned tournaments (G1 &amp; G2) in the -80 kg category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bronze Medal:<\/strong> G1 International Open (Porto, Portugal \u2013 2026).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3723,"template":"","sport":[],"class_list":["post-3720","athlete","type-athlete","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ioannis Papadopoulos\u00a0 &#8226; Iroes.gr<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iroes.gr\/en\/athletes\/ioannis-papadopoulos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ioannis Papadopoulos\u00a0 &#8226; Iroes.gr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"He\u00a0is an international Taekwondo athlete and a key member of the Greek National and Pre-Olympic Team in the -80 kg Olympic weight class. 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