Athanasios Konstantinidis

Started: He took up Para athletics in 2010. (protothema.gr, 09 Sep 2016) Awards: He received a Third Place Award at the 2023 Honorary Awards held by the Hellenic Paralympic Committee. The award was in recognition of the bronze medal he won at the 2023 World Championships in Paris, France. (paralympic.gr, 05 Feb 2024) He was flag bearer for Greece at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He had performed the same role at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (gazzetta.gr, 10 Aug 2021; sport24.gr, 18 Sep 2016) In 2019 he received a sporting achievement award at the 20th anniversary awards ceremony of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee. (amna.gr, 06 Feb 2019) Additional Info: PARALYMPIC TRIBUTE After triumphing in the F32 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he dedicated his gold medal to his father who had died earlier in the year. (protothema.gr, 09 Sep 2016)