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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Konstantinos Kenteris is the 2,501st most popular athlete (down from 2,190th in 2019), the 872nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 860th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Greek Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 2,501 out of 6,025Before 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 438Before him are Nebojša Krupniković, Paulo Rink, Svetlana Boginskaya, Pablo Pozo, Yordan Yovchev, and Youssef Chippo. 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 873 out of 1,024Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 27Before him are Archon of Pella (-400), Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Spyridon Belokas (1878), Gabi (null), David Smith (null), 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).