Konstantinos Gkaripis

Konstantinos Gkaripis
Personal information
NicknameKostas
Nationality Greece
Born (1981-03-12) 12 March 1981 (age 43)
Serres, Greece
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event94 kg

Konstantinos Gkaripis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γκαρίπης; born March 12, 1981, in Serres) is a Greek weightlifter.[1] Gkaripis represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middle-heavyweight category (94 kg), along with his compatriot Anastasios Triantafyllou. He successfully lifted 160 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 200 kg in a two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 360 kg, finishing only in fourteenth place.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Konstantinos Gkaripis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 94kg (207 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.