Dimitrios Skoumpakis

Dimitrios Skoumpakis
Personal information
Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Chania, Greece
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 119 kg (262 lb)
Position Center back
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Panathinaikos
Number 3
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2018
Glyfada
2018–2021
Olympiacos
2021–2022
Vouliagmeni
2022–2025
Novi Beograd
2025-
Panathinaikos
Medal record
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 FukuokaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 SingaporeTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2026 Belgrade
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2026 Sydney
FINA World League
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tbilisi
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona
Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Belgrade

Dimitrios Skoumpakis (born 18 December 1998) is a Greek water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics,[1] where he won a silver medal as a member of the Greek team.[2]

As a key member of the Greek men's national team, he has contributed to the country's success in major international competitions, helping Greece establish itself among the world's top water polo nations.[3][4][5] In July 2026, he was the MVP of the 2026 World Cup Final game against Hungary,[6] in which Greece won its first gold medal.[7]

Honours

Olympiacos

VK Novi Beograd

Individual

  • Greek Championship Best Defender: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
  • Adriatic League Best Defender: 2023–24

References

  1. ↑ "Water Polo SKOUMPAKIS Dimitrios". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Serbia claims 2nd straight men's water polo gold". ESPN. 8 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Ντζάνης, Δημήτρης (4 July 2025). "Δημήτρης Σκουμπάκης στο Gazzetta: «Έχουμε τη δυναμική για το βήμα παραπάνω και να κατακτήσουμε το χρυσό στο παγκόσμιο»". Gazzetta (in Greek). Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Γκιώνη, Πηνελόπη (25 July 2023). "Ο Σκουμπάκης στο Gazzetta για το γκολ της ζωής του". Gazzetta (in Greek). Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dimitrios SKOUMPAKIS". World Aquatics. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Greece men win historic first global crown". World Aquatics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026. "Match Heroes: Skoumpakis with a magnificent five goals and goalkeeper Panagiotis Tzortzatos with 10 saves for Greece."
  7. ↑ "Greece men win historic first global crown". World Aquatics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.