Athanasios Konstantinidis
Greek Paralympic athlete (born 1970)
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Athanasios Konstantinidis (born 29 April 1970) is a Greek para-athlete.
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| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1970 (age 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Club throw, Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
