Sideris Tasiadis

Sideris Tasiadis is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005. He is the son of Greek immigrants who lived in Thrace, Greece in the village of Komara for 10 years during his childhood, before moving back to Germany.

Career

Tasiadis is a four-time Olympian. In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London behind Tony Estanguet and beating two-time Olympic champion Michal Martikán. He finished fifth in the C1 event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Tasiadis earned a second Olympic medal in the C1 event by finishing third at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He finished 4th in the C1 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
He also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with one gold, four silvers and a bronze. Tasiadis won 13 medals at the European Championships, including a gold in the C1 team event at the [Canoe slalom at the 2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2023 European Games|2023 European Games] in Kraków.
Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017. He is currently the No. 1-ranked athlete by the ICF, having held that position since 2018.

Tasiadis dated slalom canoeist Claudia Bär until her death in 2015 after a two-year battle with leukemia.