Konstantinos Kenteris

Kostas Kenteris
Personal information
Full nameKonstantinos Kenteris
NicknameΟ Γιος του Ανέμου (The Son of the Wind)
Nationality Greece
Born (1973-07-11) 11 July 1973 (age 51)
Mytilene, Greece
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay, 4 x 400 metres relay
College teamArion Mytilene
ClubOlympiakos CFP
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m: 10.15
200 m: 19.85 CR, EL, NR, SB
400 m: 45.60
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Munich 200 m
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bremen 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Florence 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Gateshead 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bremen 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Florence 4 x 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Paris 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Gateshead 200 m
Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria
Gold medal – first place 2001 Athens 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Athens 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Narbonne 400 m
Greek Athletics Championships
Representing Arion Mytilene
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1992 Athens 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Athens 400 m
Representing Olympiacos CFP
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 4 x 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1998 Athens 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Athens 4 x 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Athens 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Athens 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 4 x 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2001 Athens 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Trikala 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Trikala 4 x 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4 x 100 m relay
Greek Indoor Athletics Championships
Representing Arion Mytilene
Gold medal – first place 1993 Piraeus 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Piraeus 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Piraeus 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Piraeus 400 m
Gold medal – first place 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.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kostas Kenteris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Too good to be true for athlete no one saw coming". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 2020.