Athanasios Konstantinidis

Athanasios Konstantinidis
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born29 April 1970 (1970-04-29) (age 54)
Lachanas[1]
Sport
Country Greece
SportPara athletics
Disability classF32
Event(s)Club throw, Shot put
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Greece
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F32
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Shot put F32
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Club Throw F32
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Club Throw F32
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Club Throw F32
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe Shot put F32
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris Shot put F32

Athanasios Konstantinidis (born 29 April 1970) is a Greek para-track and field athlete.

Career

He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the F32 shot put and club throw.[2] He gold medalled in the shot put with a world record distance of 10.39 metres.[3] He also competed at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, winning a silver medal in the club throw event.[4]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, in Paris, France, Konstantinidis won the gold medal in the F32 shot put event achieving a European record.[5]

References

  1. ^ Θανάσης Κωνσταντινίδης ο Παραολυμπιονίκης με τα Παγκόσμια ρεκόρ από τον Λαχανά Δήμου Λαγκαδά livelagadas.gr
  2. ^ "Athanasios Konstantinidis". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Two First Medals and a World Record for Greek Paralympians". Greece-Is.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ Vasileiou, Konstantinos (28 August 2021). "Silver medal by Athanasios Konstantinidis at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo". Paralympicus.gr. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Gold and a European Record for Thanasis Konstantinidis at the Paris Paralympics". greekcitytimes. Retrieved 10 September 2024.


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