Konstantinos Kenteris

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Kostas Kenteris

Personal information
Full name	Konstantinos Kenteris
Nickname	Ο Γιος του Ανέμου (The Son of the Wind)
Nationality	Greece
Born	(1973-07-11) 11 July 1973 (age 51) Mytilene, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay, 4 x 400 metres relay
College team	Arion Mytilene
Club	Olympiakos CFP
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.15 200 m: 19.85 CR, EL, NR, SB 400 m: 45.60
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Greece Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 200 m World Championships 2001 Edmonton 200 m European Championships 2002 Munich 200 m European Cup 2001 Bremen 200 m 2003 Florence 200 m 2000 Gateshead 4 x 100 m relay 2001 Bremen 100 m 2003 Florence 4 x 400 m relay 1999 Paris 400 m 2000 Gateshead 200 m Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria 2001 Athens 200 m 2003 Athens 200 m 2004 Athens 200 m Mediterranean Games 1993 Narbonne 400 m Greek Athletics Championships Representing Arion Mytilene 1991 Athens 400 m 1992 Athens 400 m 1993 Athens 400 m Representing Olympiacos CFP 1997 Athens 4 x 100 m relay 1998 Athens 400 m 1998 Athens 4 x 400 m relay 1999 Athens 200 m 1999 Athens 400 m 2000 Athens 4 x 100 m relay 2001 Athens 100 m 2002 Trikala 200 m 2002 Trikala 4 x 400 m relay 2004 Athens 100 m 2004 Athens 4 x 100 m relay Greek Indoor Athletics Championships Representing Arion Mytilene 1993 Piraeus 200 m 1993 Piraeus 400 m 1994 Piraeus 200 m 1994 Piraeus 400 m 1996 Piraeus 400 m

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,^[1] 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. He withdrew from the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in his home country, after a doping violation (failed to attend drug test).^[2]

Kenteris was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year three times, for the years 2000, 2001, and 2002. He was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year two times, for the years 2000 and 2001.