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Eleftherios Petrounias
Eleftherios "Lefteris" Petrounias (, ; born 30 November 1990) is a Greek artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, 2020 and 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World champion (2015, 2017, 2018) and a ten-time (2011, 2015–18, 2021–25) European medalist on the still rings (eight gold and two bronze). He was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year, for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Early life and education Petrounias has a degree in communications and marketing from the Athens University of Economics and Business. Besides gymnastics, he practices parkour. He takes part in anti-bullying campaigns, as he was bullied himself when he was child due to his small size. Career 2011–2012 Petrounias' debut major international medal came when he competed at the 2011 European Championships in Berlin, at the age of 20. During the competition Petrounias won the bronze medal on the rings. He scored 15.675 during the final, behind Konstantin Pluzhnikov (15.850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium at the Sportpaleis, from 30 September to 8 October 2023. Antwerp hosted the event for the third time; previously the city hosted the first ever World Championships in 1903 and again in 2013. The championships was a qualification event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The top nine teams in both the men's and women's team qualifications (not including teams that qualified at the previous year's World Championships) obtained five quota places for Paris as a team. Additionally, numerous individuals qualified with a nominative berth for the Olympic Games. Qualification and quotas The first qualification event for the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the 2022 edition of the event in Liverpool, United Kingdom where the top 8 teams advanced on both the men's and women's side. The remaining 32 (16 per gender) team spots were determined at various Continental championships in 2023. 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The first Mediterranean Games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the most recent games were held in 2022 in Oran, Algeria. History The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.), assisted by the Greek member of the I.O.C. Ioannis Ketseas. Separate Mediterranean sports events preceded the games. From 1947 to 1949, the Mediterranean Athletics Championships were contested, and the Mediterranean Cup football competition was held in 1949 and 1950. The first official Mediterranean Games were held in Egypt in 1951. The Games were inaugurated in October 1951, in Alexandria, Egypt, in honour of Muh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 11 to 16 April 2023 in Antalya, Turkey. This was the 45th European championships in total for men, and 35th in total for women (including the separate men's and women's championships held in even numbered years). The competition was a qualifying event for the 2023 World Championships. There were 39 nations represented by 319 athletes - 176 men and 143 women. Great Britain topped the medal table with four golds, four silvers and one bronze medal. Competition schedule Medals summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Men Women Men's results Team Oldest and youngest competitors 28 nations took part in the men's team competition with no qualification round. The following were the top eight teams. Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Floor exercise Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 4th Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for both Men and Women was held in Berlin, Germany from 4 April 2011 until 10 April 2011. The event was held at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. 157 male gymnasts from 39 countries with and 86 female gymnasts from 32 countries participated. Participation Qualification Participating nations In order to participate, nations must be members of the European Union of Gymnastics European Gymnastics is one of five continental unions that represents the interests of Europe in the International Gymnastics Federation ( or ''FIG''). It was formed on 27 March 1982 as the European Union of Gymnastics ( or ''UEG'') and adopted i .... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Oldest and youngest competitors Male Female Medal winners Men's Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Finals Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 11th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was an artistic gymnastics competition held from 26 to 31 May 2025 in Leipzig, Germany. It was the 46th European championships in total for men, and 36th in total for women (including the separate men's and women's championships held in even numbered years). For the first time a ''Mixed Team Final'' was contested. Initially the event was to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel but was relocated to Leipzig due to the ongoing Gaza war. Competition schedule Medals summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Men Women Mixed Men's results Team Oldest and youngest competitors Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Floor exercise Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Horizontal bar Oldest and youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 36th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Rimini, Italy on 24–28 April 2024. The competition served as Olympic qualification for one individual berth. Schedule Medals summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Senior Junior Senior results Team Oldest and youngest competitors All-around 73 gymnasts took part in the individual all-around competition with no prior qualification round. The following is the top 10 of the all-around. Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Horizontal bar Oldest and youngest competitors Junior results Team 20 nations took part in the junior team competition. The following were the top 8 teams. All-around Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar References {{European champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 35th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 18 to 21 August 2022 in Munich, Germany as part of the 2022 European Championships, second multi-sport European Championships. There were 38 nations that sent athletes. Gymnasts from Russia and Belarus were banned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Schedule Medals summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Senior Junior Senior results Team Oldest and youngest competitors All-around 76 gymnasts took part in the individual all-around competition with no prior qualification round. The following is the top 10 of the all-around. Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Horizontal bar Oldest and youngest competitors Junior results Team 25 nations took part in the junior team competition. The fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 9th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships were held from 21–25 April 2021 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The 2021 European Championships were an Olympic qualifying event, with two individual spots available for both disciplines. Russia earned a non-nominative quota spot in both disciplines, while Turkey's Adem Asil and Romania's Larisa Iordache qualified nominative berths for themselves in men's and women's artistic gymnastics, respectively. The original qualifiers, the 2020 European Men's and 2020 European Women's Championships, were undesignated as such in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Several members of the German women's team chose to compete in full body leotards – a move that, while always allowed, has been considered risky and/or controversial in the past – to make the gymnasts more comfortable while competing, as well as address and deter sexualization of the sport. Schedule All times in local t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 33rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 9 to 12 August 2018 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The competition was a portion of the first multi-sport European Championships. Competition schedule . Medals summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Senior Junior Seniors' results Team competition Oldest and youngest competitors Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Horizontal bar Oldest and youngest competitors Juniors' results Team competition Individual all-around Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Qualification results Senior's results Team competition Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars High bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 7th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships were held from 19 to 23 April 2017 at the Polyvalent Hall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. As usual in this format, no team competitions took place. Medalists Medal table Combined Men Women Men's results Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Horizontal bar Oldest and youngest competitors Women's results Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Uneven bars Oldest and youngest competitors Balance beam Oldest and youngest competitors Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Qualification Women's results Individual all-around Vault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 32nd European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors was held from 25 to 29 May 2016 at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland. Senior Results Team competition Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Schedule Medalists Junior Results Team competition Individual all-around Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Medal count Combined Seniors Juniors References External links * {{2016 in artistic gymnastics European Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastics Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ... 2016 in Swiss sport Sports competitions in Bern In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
