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Konstantinos Kenteris

1973 - Today

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Konstantinos "Kostas" Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos "Costas" Kederis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κεντέρης pronounced [konsta'dinos ce'deris]; born July 11, 1973) is a Greek former athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, making him the only European sprinter (along with Linford Christie) to win the gold medal in all three major competitions and the only European World Champion in the 200 metres races. Additionally, he has won two gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the European Cup, as well as three gold medals in the 200 metres at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria. He is also a 14-time golden medalist at the Greek Athletics Championships and a five-time golden medalist at the Greek Indoor Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Konstantinos Kenteris is the 2,468th most popular athlete (down from 2,153rd in 2024), the 870th most popular biography from Greece (down from 858th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Greek Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 2,468 out of 6,025. Before him are Yvonne van Gennip, Heather Armitage, Carlo Montano, Gillian Cowley, Gerhard Heer, and Yelena Nikolayeva. After him are Marioara Popescu, Andrey Perlov, Nina Zyuskova, Carlos Girón, Allan Wells, and Rudi Fink.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 453. Before him are Paulo Rink, Svetlana Boginskaya, Pablo Pozo, Yordan Yovchev, Youssef Chippo, and George Koovakad. After him are Nimród Antal, Tabatha Cash, Jason Behr, Irakli Okruashvili, Abdellah Taïa, and Toshihide Saito.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 871 out of 1,024. Before him are Dimitris Diamantidis (1980), Maria Damanaki (1952), Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (1968), Voula Patoulidou (1965), Panagiotis Fasoulas (1963), and Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966). After him are Giorgos Alkaios (1971), Sofia Sakorafa (1957), Vangelis Pavlidis (1998), Stelios Giannakopoulos (1974), Creed Taylor (1929), and Nikos Liberopoulos (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 25. Before him are Perikles Kakousis (1879), Alexandros Chalkokondylis (1880), Archon of Pella (-400), Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Spyridon Belokas (1878), and Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (1968). After him are Ekaterini Thanou (1975), Niki Bakoyianni (1968), Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976), Katerina Stefanidi (1990), Fani Chalkia (1979), and Miltiadis Tentoglou (1998).

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