Athanasios Konstantinidis
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| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1970 (age 55) Lachanas[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Club throw, Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Θανάσης Κωνσταντινίδης ο Παραολυμπιονίκης με τα Παγκόσμια ρεκόρ από τον Λαχανά Δήμου Λαγκαδά livelagadas.gr
- ^ "Athanasios Konstantinidis". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Two First Medals and a World Record for Greek Paralympians". Greece-Is.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Vasileiou, Konstantinos (28 August 2021). "Silver medal by Athanasios Konstantinidis at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo". Paralympicus.gr. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Gold and a European Record for Thanasis Konstantinidis at the Paris Paralympics". greekcitytimes. Retrieved 10 September 2024.