| Birth date | 8 May 2000 (age 26) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Athena, Greece |
| Height | 172 cm |
| Playingstyle | Right-handed shakehand |
| Hrank | 147 (17 August 2023) |
| Crank | 228 (9 April 2024) |
Ioánnis Yiánnis Sgourópoulos (born 8 May 2000) is a Greek table tennis player.
Biography
Ioannis Sgouropoulos discovered table tennis through his father. He played football when he was younger but gave up at 10 or 11 to become a professional table tennis player.[1]
He won two consecutive European youth table tennis championships in 2017 and 2018. He also won two gold medals at the European U-21 table tennis championships in men's singles event.[2]
He had problems with being overweight which forced him to reduce it. It is sponsored by the brand Donic.[3]
References
- ^ "Ioannis Sgouropoulos (Tennis de table) : Palmarès et résultats" (in French). www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Sgouropoulos rejoint Karlsson à Hennebont" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "CREATE SUCCESS". CREATE SUCCESS. Retrieved 2023-07-23.