At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Salavantakis competed for the second time, as a 38-year-old, in men"s skeet shooting. He finished only in thirty-third place by one point behind Ukraine"s Mikola Milchev from the final attempt, for a total score of 109 points.
He won a gold medal in men"s skeet shooting at the 2004 ISSF World Cup series in Sydney, Australia, with a total score of 148 points. Salavantakis represented the host nation Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-first in men"s skeet shooting, with a total score of 120 points, tying his position with seven other shooters, including former Olympic champion Ennio Falco of Italy, and five-time Olympian Guillermo Alfredo Torres of Cuba.
