Dimitrios Senikidis

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Dimitrios Senikidis
Sport
CountryGreece
Sport Para-athletics
DisabilityIntellectual disability
Disability class F20
Event Shot put
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F20
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Doha Shot put F20
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Grosseto Shot put F20

Dimitrios Senikidis is a Greek Paralympic athlete with an intellectual disability competing in shot put events. [1] He represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F20 event. [1] [2]

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Career

He represented Greece at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. He competed in the boys' shot put event. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F20 event. [3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F20 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar2ndShot put 15.45
2016 European Championships Grosseto, Italy1stShot put 15.46
Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndShot put 16.17

References

  1. 1 2 "Dimitrios Senikidis". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. Morgan, Liam (10 September 2016). "Malaysia end long wait for Paralympic gold with two in one night of athletics action at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. "Results - Men's Shot Put F20 Final". IPC . 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. "Men's shot put F20" (PDF). 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.