Odysseas (Odysseus) Eskitzoglou (Greek: Οδυσσέας Εσκιτζόγλου, Odysseas Eskitzoglou; 3 May 1932 – 26 August 2018) was a Greek sailor and Olympic athlete. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the Dragon class with Crown Prince Konstantinos and Georgios Zaimis on the boat Nireus.[1] Along with his fellow crew members of Nireus, he was named one of the 1960 Greek Athletes of the Year.

Quick Facts Medal record, Men's sailing ...
Odysseus Eskitzoglou
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 Rome Dragon
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he and his crew took 8th place for Greece in the Dragon class, with the boat Proteus II.

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