{"id":3886,"date":"2026-10-30T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iroes.gr\/?post_type=athlete&#038;p=3886"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:00:49","slug":"georgios-papadakos","status":"publish","type":"athlete","link":"https:\/\/www.iroes.gr\/en\/athletes\/georgios-papadakos\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgios Papadakos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgios Papadakos is Greece&#8217;s top-ranked sailor in the ILCA 7 Olympic single-handed dinghy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A national team mainstay since age 12, he combines high-performance athletics with an engineering degree at NTUA. 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