Nikolaos Zisis

Basketball player and Olympian

Nikolaos Zisis - Basketball player and Olympian
Born

August 16th, 1983
42 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Greece

Links & References

Competed professionally as a basketball player from Greece. Played for several clubs in Greece and abroad, including Panathinaikos and Unicaja Málaga. Represented the Greek national team in multiple international competitions, achieving significant success. Contributed to the team's gold medal win in the 2005 FIBA EuroBasket and participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, as well as the 2008 Olympic Games.

Gold medal at the 2005 FIBA EuroBasket

Participation in the 2006 FIBA World Championship

Participation in the 2008 Olympic Games

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