Dimitrios Senikidis is a Greek Paralympic athlete with an intellectual disability competing in shot put events.[1] He represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F20 event.[1][2]
Sport | |
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Country | Greece |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Intellectual disability |
Disability class | F20 |
Event | Shot put |
Medal record |
Career
editHe represented Greece at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. He competed in the boys' shot put event. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F20 event.[3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F20 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy.[4]
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Greece | |||||
2015 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Shot put | 15.45 |
2016 | European Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 15.46 |
Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 16.17 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dimitrios Senikidis". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (10 September 2016). "Malaysia end long wait for Paralympic gold with two in one night of athletics action at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Results - Men's Shot Put F20 Final". IPC. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Men's shot put F20" (PDF). 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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