Giannis was born in Athens in 1969 and he graduated from the Greek-French High School of Saint Paul in 1987.
He obtained his Diploma degree in Chemistry from the University of Athens, Greece and he is continuing his efforts, by working on his Master thesis in Sports Management, at the University of Leicester, in England.
He worked for the Public Information Office in 1990, while Athens was candidate city for the Olympic Games of 1996.
In 1991, the Organizing Committee of the Mediterranean Games employed him in Athens.
For three consecutive years he worked for the Lifeguard Dept. of the Greek Tourism Organization (EOT), having responsibility among others for the Vouliagmeni Beach, where according to our Planning at the Olympic Games in 2004, the starting and finishing area of the Triathlon is located.
He competed since 1991 as an athlete in many Ironman Races and in more than eighty (80) Triathlon/ Diathlon events, being also member of the National Team of Greece in this Sport, from 1996 until 2000. He continues to be a competitive Triathlete (VO2max=75ml/min/kg, June 2001)
The last three years, Giannis has established an Import and Trade Company of Sports Equipment, which gave him the opportunity to work, again close with athletes and officials.
His articles were published in various Sport Magazines and now he is writing a book about the history of Triathlon.
In April 2000, Giannis was selected for the position of Competition Manager for Triathlon and later he was included in the ATHOC Observation Program of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Sydney.
He speaks fluent Greek, English and French, and has a sufficient knowledge of Italian.
Summary
Name
Γιάννης Ψαρέλης
Nickname
(Προπονητής Τριάθλου)
English
