Konstandinos Koukodimos

Konstandinos Koukodimos
Κώστας Κουκοδήμος
Kostas Koukodimos as an athlete (1999)
Mayor of Katerini
In office
1 September 2019 – 31 December 2023
Preceded bySavvas Chionidis [el]
Succeeded byIoannis Ntoumos
Personal details
Born (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 55)
Melbourne, Australia
Political partyNew Democracy

Konstandinos Koukodimos
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Long jump
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Paris Long jump
European Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Helsinki Long jump

Konstandinos "Kostas" Koukodimos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κουκοδήμος, born 14 September 1969 in Melbourne) is a retired Greek long jumper and New Democracy politician, who served as the mayor of Katerini, Macedonia from 2019 to 2023. He was named the 1991 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. His family has hails from Agios Dimitrios, Pieria.

Koukodimos, who was raised in Pieria, Central Macedonia, is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships. His personal best is 8.36 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Khania.

He is also a politician and former member of the Hellenic Parliament, elected for New Democracy in the Pieria constituency in 2007. In January 2008, the journalist Makis Triantafyllopoulos revealed that Koukodimos was calling him and other journalists of the Proto Thema newspaper to cover the Christos Zachopoulos scandal.[1][2] As a result, Koukodimos was forced to leave New Democracy's parliamentary group and participate in parliament as an independent.[3][4][5][6][7] He returned to New Democracy's parliamentary team after six months.[8]

He was re-elected to parliament in the elections of 2009, May 2012, June 2012, January 2015 and September 2015.

On 2 June 2019, he was elected mayor of Katerini, defeating the incumbent Savvas Chionidis [el] with a majority of 54.44% in the second round of voting.[9] He was sworn in on 31 August and his term, like that of all other Greek mayors, officially commenced on 1 September.[10]

  1. ^ Εκανε ζούγκλα τους βουλευτές και δικαιώθηκε (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  2. ^ Εκθετοι Κουκοδήμος – Κλαδάς (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ^ Ανεξάρτητος ο Κουκοδήμος (in Greek). ethnos.gr. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  4. ^ Ανεξάρτητος εξαρτημένος (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Koukodimos becomes independent". Athens News Agency-Macedonian News Agency. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  6. ^ "MP's jump cuts majority to one". eKathimerini.gr. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Greek conservatives cling to parliamentary majority after deputy quits party". The International Herald Tribune. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  8. ^ "ND back to full strength". Kathimerini. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Municipal elections – May 2019". Athens: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Ορκίστηκε δήμαρχος Κατερίνης ο Κώστας Κουκοδήμος". dimarxos.gr (in Greek). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.