Athanasios Konstantinidis

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Athanasios Konstantinidis
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born29 April 1970 (1970-04-29) (age 54)
Lachanas [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sport Para athletics
Disability class F32
Event(s) Club throw, Shot put
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F32
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Shot put F32
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro Club Throw F32
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Club Throw F32
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Paris Club Throw F32
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe Shot put F32
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris Shot put F32

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

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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]

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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.