Kanellos Kanellopoulos (born 25 April 1957) is a Greek former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also the pilot and human engine for the 1988 MIT Daedalus project, completing the 72.4 mi (115.11 km) flight from Crete to the Greek island of Santorini in 3 hours, 54 minutes.[2] It was the longest human-powered flight in history.
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Born | Patras, Greece | 25 April 1957
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Daedalus-human-powered-aircraft.jpg/220px-Daedalus-human-powered-aircraft.jpg)
Major results
edit- 1976
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1980
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1981
- 1st Overall Tour of Hellas
- 1982
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1984
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1985
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1986
- 2nd Overall Tour of Hellas
- 1987
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour of Hellas
References
edit- ^ "Kanellos Kanellopoulos Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Daedalus Flies From Myth Into Reality". New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links
edit- Kanellos Kanellopoulos at Cycling Archives
- Kanellos Kanellopoulos at ProCyclingStats
- Kanellos Kanellopoulos at CycleBase
- Kanellos Kanellopoulos at Olympedia