Sideris Tasiadis


Sideris Tasiadis is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005. He lived in Thrace, Greece for 10 years during his childhood.

Career

In 2012, he won a silver medal in the men's C1 at the London Olympic Games 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.
He also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers and a bronze. Tasiadis won nine medals at the European Championships.
Tasiadis won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2013 and 2017.

World Cup individual podiums

Personal life

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