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| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 2005 [1] Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | K44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christina Gkentzou (born 26 July 2005) is a Greek para taekwondo practitioner. She represented Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Gkentzou represented Greece at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships and won a gold medal. [2]
She represented Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the −65 kg category. [3]
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