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Post by leandros nikon on Jun 26, 2011 16:14:34 GMT -5
Andrew Demetriou  Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) is the chief executive officer of the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former Australian rules footballer. He is the youngest son of Greek-Cypriot immigrants and, before becoming a VFL player, he worked in the dental import industry.[2] He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid 1970s. Playing careerRecruited from Pascoe Vale, Demetriou played for the North Melbourne Football Club as a winger, playing 103 games and kicking 47 goals between 1981 and 1987. He had a brief move to Hawthorn playing for the club in 1988, playing just three games and kicking one goal. Demetriou was reported for striking David Rhys-Jones in 1984 and suspended for two matches. Administration careerBetween 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. He was elected by the board of directors at the end of the 2003 season, taking over from the outgoing CEO Wayne Jackson. In 2005 he was instrumental in securing a record breaking A$780 million TV rights deal [citation needed]. In the same season, the league posted record breaking TV ratings and attendances. On 2 October 2007 it was reported in The Bulletin that Demetriou was initiating plans to resign in order to spend more time with his family, and in particular to visit his holiday home at Lake Como, Italy.Demetriou issued a statement denying these claims – the statement was acknowledged at the online The Bulletin, but the magazine stood by its initial report. In 2009, Demetriou earned $1.8 million for his role at the AFL. In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 2012-2016. The deal included unprecedented live TV coverage of the AFL competition in all states of Australia through free-to-air, subscription and IP television. www.smh.com.au/executive-style/management/whats-next-for-afls-most-powerful-man-andrew-demetriou-20090629-d1uj.html |
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Post by firefly202 on Jul 27, 2011 1:33:19 GMT -5
Here are some of my favorite greek women Mariza Koch  Haris Alexiou  Tzeni Karezi  Nora Valsami   Irene Papas  |
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Post by leandros nikon on Jul 29, 2011 13:34:59 GMT -5
espn.go.com/olympics/waterpolo/story/_/id/6815484/greece-beats-china-win-women-water-polo-world-championship[glow=red,2,300]Women water polo national team[/glow] Greece beats China for world titleSHANGHAI -- Greece defeated China 9-8 on Friday to win its first gold medal in women's water polo at the world championships.The host country pulled to within one goal with 90 seconds left and controlled play for much of the final minute before losing the ball in front of the Greek goal, allowing the winners to play out the final 15 seconds. Earlier, Olga Belyaeva scored three goals as Russia beat Italy 8-7 to take the bronze. Greece coach George Morfesis jumped into the pool when the match ended to join his players in celebration. "It's our first gold medal as a team, and it took us three years to realize this dream," Morfesis said. "We are happy, but I think we can do better in the years ahead." It was China's best women's result in the world championships. The Chinese had never finished better than 11th in three previous worlds in which they had competed. "It's a pity that the team failed at the last moment. I think it's a great chance to win the gold at worlds," China team leader Liu Qinlong said. The top-scorer trophy of the tournament was awarded to China playmaker Ma Huanhuan. Eleni Kouvdou of Greece received the best goalkeeper trophy. Earlier, Australia beat the two-time defending champion United States 10-5 for fifth place, and the Netherlands defeated Canada 8-7 to take seventh place in the 16-team competition. Serbia plays Italy in the men's gold-medal match Saturday, and Hungary takes on Croatia for bronze. www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=317&Itemid=1113Greece fends off China for women’s water polo goldShanghai 2011 - Water Polo Russell McKinnon, FINA Press Commission Member Antigoni ROUMPESI and Alexandra ASIMAKI guided Greece to its first FINA World Championship in women’s water polo at the Natatorium on Friday. The dynamic duo scored three goals each as Greece led from the front and survived a late Chinese comeback amidst a huge barrage of fouls that almost derailed its chance for glory. For both teams it was a first medal at this level. Before tonight, Greece had Olympic silver and FINA World League gold and two bronzes while China had just the FINA World Cup bronze from last year. Both are now hot contenders for next year’s London Olympic Games. Greece made the move in the second quarter with a 2-0 effort and levelled the third at four. The margin went to three (9-6) early in the fourth period but despite many chances could not expand the gap. China scored twice and had a chance in the final half minute but blew the pass.
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Post by leandros nikon on Aug 13, 2011 16:22:26 GMT -5
english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/26/eng20061026_315360.html[glow=red,2,300]Nikitas Nikitakos/Hydrias[/glow] Greece builds world's first environment-friendly desalination platformhosting03.imagecross.com/image-hosting-1/7281YDRIASHELLAS.jpg Greece has built the world's first autonomous, environment-friendly and floating desalination platform, the semi-official ANA news agency reported on Wednesday. The first floating desalination platform in the world, widely used in the Aegean Sea, was built entirely based on Greek know-how, design and construction, the report said. The wind generator produces the necessary energy being used to turn sea water into drinking water and it is built in such a way that can operate in the most adverse weather conditions, while the platform can be moved to different islands to supply them with drinking water, it added. This undertaking has a major ecological dimension as well, because wind as an energy source reduces to zero any unfavorable environmental consequences. In northern Europe, offshore wind farms are gaining ground with the windmill bases being cemented to the bottom of the shallow sea. The floating wind farms, however, can be a solution in the Mediterranean, Japan or the United States where the sea is deep and the winds are very strong, it said. Source: Xinhua An interesting video,in greek.technologein.pathfinder.gr/desalination/
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Post by missanthropology58 on Oct 1, 2011 17:17:47 GMT -5
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Post by missanthropology58 on Oct 1, 2011 17:18:40 GMT -5
She's beautiful
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Post by leandros nikon on Oct 5, 2011 14:27:23 GMT -5
I concur.Extraordinary meditteranean beauty!There is a pretty actress today who looks like her,Maria Solomou.  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_SolomouMaria SolomouMaria Solomou born in Athens,is a Greek actress who stars in the Greek hit show S1ngles on Mega Channel. She has also acted in a number of Greek films.She is also active in the theatre scene. |
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Post by missanthropology58 on Nov 14, 2011 20:24:40 GMT -5
I'd like to get active with Yannis Tsimitselis I know that much.
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 11, 2016 4:59:29 GMT -5
My precious.hello people how are You.
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 20, 2016 4:31:28 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_BehrakisYannis BehrakisFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yannis Behrakis (born 1960), is a Greek photojournalist and a chief Photographer of Reuters.Yannis Behrakis was born in 1960 in Athens, Greece. He studied photography in the Athens School of Arts and Technology and received his BA (Honours) from Middlesex University. He worked as a studio photographer in Athens in 1985-86. In 1987 he started work for Reuters and in late 1988 he was offered a staff job with the agency based in Athens. His first foreign assignment was to cover Libya crisis on January 1989. Since then he documented a variety of events including the funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran, the changes in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, Chechnya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afghanistan, Lebanon the first and second Gulf wars the Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. He has also covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for many years, earthquakes in Kashmir, Turkey, Greece and Iran and major news events around the world. He has also covered four Summer Olympics, the 1994 World Cup in the US and many international sports events. He has moved with Reuters in Jerusalem as the chief photographer for Israel and the Palestinian Territories in 2008/9. in 2010 he moved back in Greece to cover the financial crisis. He has taken part in many group exhibitions in Athens, Thessaloniki, London, Edinburgh, New York, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid and Dubai while he has presented solo exhibitions as well. In 2000, Yannis Behrakis has survived an ambush in Sierra Leone where the American reporter Kurt Schork and Spanish cameraman Miguel Gil Moreno de Mora of Associated Press Television were killed.[1] He and South African cameraman Mark Chisholm managed to get away from the attackers.[2] In 2016, he was among the Photography Staff of Thomson Reuters that won the 2016 Pullitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.[3] Awards European News Photographer of the Year, by the European Fuji Awards (in 1998, 2002 and 2003) News Photographer of the year 7 times by the Greek Fuji Awards Overseas Press Club of America photography award (1999) 1st prize in the General News Stories category, by the World Press Photo Foundation for his work on Kosovo (2000) Botsis Foundation Award (2000) The "Prix de Public", Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents for war correspondents, for his pictures of the liberation of Kabul (2002) 2004, 2009, 2013 and 2014 awards in the China International Press Photo Contest. 2012 award of excellence in Best of Photojournalism (BOP) in General news stories 2013 2nd place in General news category of Pictures of the Year international (POYi) by the Missouri School of Journalism. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.ibtimes.co.uk/reuters-photographers-win-pulitzer-prize-heartbreaking-pictures-refugee-crisis-1555539
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 20, 2016 4:34:58 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassiliki_Vougiouka
Vassiliki Vougiouka (born 20 June 1986, Cholargos, Athens, Greece),is a Greek female sabre fencer, silver medallist in the 2012 and 2013 European Championships.
Career Vougiouka took up fencing at the relative late age of 14.[1] She first competed in foil and switched to sabre in 2005. She climbed her first podium in the Fencing World Cup with a gold medal in Budapest in 2010, the first victory at a World Cup event in the history of the Greek fencing. She made her breakthrough in the 2011–12 season, earning a gold medal in the London World Cup and a bronze medal in the Tianjin Grand Prix. At the European Championships in Legnano she lost to Ukraine's Olha Kharlan in the final and took a silver medal. She competed in the individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She broke two of her front teeth during her T16 bout when her mask collided with that of Poland's Aleksandra Socha. Twenty minutes later she fenced Korea's Kim Ji-Yeon in the quarter-final. The pain from her injury forced her to keep her mouth shut, which impeded her breathing. After taking an 8–3 lead she was eventually defeated 12–15 and finished 5th.[3][4] She finished the season No.5 in world rankings. For her Olympic performance she was named best athlete of the year by the Greek press.[1] In the 2012–13 season she took a bronze medal in the Antalya World Cup and the Moscow Grand Prix. She claimed her second continental silver medal in a row at the European Championships in Zagreb, losing again to Olha Kharlan in the final. At the World Championships in Budapest Vougiouka was stopped in the quarter-finals to Italy's Irene Vecchi. In the 2013–14 season she won a bronze medal in the Bolzano World Cup and a silver medal in the Moscow Grand Prix. At the European Championships in Strasbourg she was defeated in the semi-finals by Russia's Yekaterina Dyachenko and came away with a bronze medal. At the World Championships in Kazan she was edged out 14–15 by Russia's Yana Egorian in the quarter-finals. Vougiouka finished world No.4, her best ranking to date. Vougiouka studied dentistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.[3]
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 20, 2016 4:40:34 GMT -5
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 20, 2016 5:05:31 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraskevi_PapachristouParaskevi Papachristou
 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paraskevi "Voula" Papachristou (born 17 April 1989) is a Greek triple jumper and long jumper.She won two gold medals at the European Athletics U23 Championships and represented Greece at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She was removed from the Greek team for the 2012 London Olympics by the Greek Olympic Committee after a tweet she made on Twitter. Born in Athens, Papachristou won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.She competed in the 2009 European Indoor Championships, and went through the qualification round with a jump of 14.47 metres. However, in the final she was injured and failed to register a valid jump.After taking the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, she competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final round.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships that season. During the indoor season of 2011, she competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships without reaching the final. She achieved a personal best of 14.72 metres in June 2011 in Chania – a mark which ranks her third among Greek female triple jumpers, after Hrysopiyi Devetzi and Paraskevi Tsiamita. This jump was also the second best ever achieved by a European under-23 athlete after Anna Pyatykh's record of 14.79 m.[5] She successfully defended her gold medal at the 2011 European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Expulsion from 2012 Olympics Papachristou was to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was expelled from the Greek team on 25 July 2012 after she posted on her Twitter account a message which has been translated to: "With so many Africans in Greece... the West Nile mosquitoes will at least eat homemade food!!!" This was in reference to a small outbreak of West Nile virus in Greece that had sickened at least five and killed one person. The tweet, for which she later apologized for being an unfortunate and tasteless joke,was condemned by the Greek Olympic Committee as contrary to Olympic values and ideals. Post 2012 Olympics In May 2013, the Greek athletics federation suspended her athletic benefits effective 1/4/2013. They said that the benefits would be reinstated if she began training with an approved coach and resumed high-level competition. International competition 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 13.74 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) 2009 European Indoor Championships Torino, Italy Final NM European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 1st 14.34 m (wind: 0.3m/s) (PB) Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rd 14.12 m 2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 14.40 m (wind: +1.2m/s) World Championships Daegu, South Korea 16th 14.05 m 2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th 13.89 m 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 3rd 14.15 m
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 24, 2016 16:22:37 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikiforos_DiamandourosParaskevas Nikiforos DiamandourosParaskevas Nikiforos Diamandouros (born June 25, 1942) is a Greek academic who was the first National Ombudsman of Greece from 1998 to 2003 and has been Ombudsman for the European Union from April 2003 to October 2013. He was re-elected as European Ombudsman in 2005 and again in 2010.In 1963 Diamandouros graduated Indiana University with a B.A. He then attended Columbia University, New York City, where he was awarded an M.A. in 1965, an M.Phil in 1969 and a Ph.D in 1972. From 1973 to 1978 he held a research position at Columbia University and a teaching post at the State University of New York. He took up the role of Director of Development at Athens College, Athens, Greece in 1980. In 1983 he left that role and moved to the position of Program Director for Western Europe and the Near and Middle East at the Social Science Research Council, New York, a post he held until 1988. He also served as president of the Modern Greek Studies Association from 1985 until 1988. From 1988 to 1991 Diamandouros was Director of the Greek Institute for International and Strategic Studies, a research organisation in Athens. In 1992 he became president of the Greek Political Science Association, a role he held for six years. From 1988 to 1996 he also returned to the Social Science Research Council, this time in the role of co-chair of the Subcommittee on Southern Europe. In 1995 he became director and chairman of the Greek National Centre for Social Research, serving in those capacities until 1998. In 1997 he was briefly appointed visiting professor of political science at the Juan March Centre for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Madrid, Spain. Diamandouros is Emeritus Professor of comparative politics at the University of Athens' Department of Political Science and Public Administration. He is also joint General Editor of an Oxford University Press series on the New Southern Europe, and has received research grants from Fulbright and the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Post by leandros nikon on Apr 29, 2016 14:36:50 GMT -5
www.openbionics.org/overview/OpenbionicsOpenΒionics is an open-source initiative for the development of affordable, light-weight, modular robot hands and prosthetic devices, that can be easily reproduced using off-the-shelf materials. Our robot hands cost less than 100$ and weigh less than 200 gr while our new anthropomorphic prosthetic hands cost less than 200$ and weigh less than 300 gr. OpenBionics is the winner of the 2nd prize of the 2015 Hackaday Prize. About Us Minas Liarokapis Postdoctoral Associate, Grab Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Agisilaos Zisimatos, Graduate Research Assistant, Control Systems Lab, NTUA, Greece. Christoforos Mavrogiannis PhD Student, Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, USA. George Kontoudis Graduate Research Assistant, Control Systems Lab, Sch. of Mechanical Eng., NTUA, Greece. For any inquiry and/or suggestion you may contact: Minas Liarokapis. School of Mechanical Engineering – National Technical University of Athens. Advisor: Prof. Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
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Post by leandros nikon on May 1, 2016 12:31:33 GMT -5
www.ellines.com/en/famous-greeks/12607-a-billionaire-famous-for-revamping-companies/Dean MetropoulosA billionaire famous for revamping companies
Dean Metropoulos is a Greek American investor and businessman. He owns Pabst Brewing and according to Forbes magazine he has a net-worth of $2,4 billion.
He ranks in the Forbes 400 list, together with the wealthiest people in the United States and the 20 wealthiest Greeks in the world. At his age of 10, his family relocated to the United States from Greece. He studied business administration at Babson College in Massachusetts, one of the top colleges in the world for entrepreneurs. Dean Metropoulos is widely known for his talent in revamping and raising the value of traditional and popular American products, like Duncan Hines, Bumblebee Tuna, Chef Boyardee, Vlassic, Celeste, Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Pauls, Lender’s Bagels, Perrier Jouet & Mumms Champagnes, Gulden’s Mustard, Armour, Van De Kamp, Swanson, Hungry Man and Ghiradelli Chocolate. After having multiplied their value, he eventually sells the brands. Metropoulos plays a major part in the Greek American community and during the latest years he has been serving the Board of the National Hellenic Society. Forbes: 7 Greeks among America’s wealthiest people The richest Greeks in the world for 2014
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Post by leandros nikon on May 31, 2016 14:13:51 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Centre_ARCTUROS
Environmental Centre ARCTUROS
 Environmental Centre ARCTUROS (Greek: Περιβαλλοντικό Κέντρο του ΑΡΚΤΟΥΡΟΥ) commonly known as Arcturos, is a Greek ecological organization which focuses its efforts on saving the brown bear and its habitats. Activities Brown bears once ranged all across Europe, but human encroachment on their forest habitats have made them an endangered species. Through the efforts of Arcturos, the size of the Greek brown bear population appears to have doubled in recent years. The organization also undertakes the rescue of bears kept captive in inhumane conditions—such as the notorious "dancing bears", which are taken as cubs to be trained following the killing of their mother, as well as orphan bears and those improperly kept in zoos. It comprises a Veterinary Centre located in the village of Aetos, where animals are nursed back to health and a Mountain Sanctuary in the nearby Verno mountains close to the picturesque village of Nymfaio, an enclosed section of forest where the bears are transferred to be cared for and studied until they are able to be released back into the wild. The Sanctuary also serves as an educational and study field for scientists and the public alike.
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Post by leandros nikon on Sept 3, 2016 17:03:20 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
Greek olympic medals,2016 Olympics.1.Gold,Anna Korakaki Shooting Women's 25m pistol 9 August 2.Gold,Eleftherios Petrounias Gymnastics Men's rings 15 August 3.Gold,Ekaterini Stefanidi Athletics Women's pole vault 19 August 4.Silver,Spyridon Gianniotis Swimming Men's 10km open water 16 August 5.Bronze,Anna Korakaki Shooting Women's 10m air pistol 7 August 6.Bronze,Pavlos Kagialis and Panagiotis Mantis Sailing Men's 470 18 August
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Post by leandros nikon on Aug 6, 2017 16:58:05 GMT -5
Katerina Stefanidi
 neoskosmos.com/news/en/Pole-vaulter-Katerina-Stefanidi-wins-gold-at-2017-European-ChampionshipsWATCH: Pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi wins gold at 2017 European Championships The 27-year-old came first in the women's pole vault event in Serbia 06 March 2017 Olympian Katerina Stefanidi has been awarded the gold medal at this year's European Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's pole vault event. Held in Belgrade, Serbia, on her first attempt the 27-year-old cleared 4.85 meters, which not only managed to secure her a win, but also stands as the best achievement in the event so far this season. To follow, Stefanidi attempted 4.91 meters three times in a bid to achieve a new personal best, however was unsuccessful. Following in second place was Germany's Lisa Ryzih with a personal best of 4.75 meters, 10 centimetres less than Stefanidi, while Swedan's Angelica Bengtsson and Maryna Kylypko from the Ukraine both took out bronze with a tie of 4.55 meters. The Greek pole vaulter has been on a path of success for some time now, having won the gold medal in the women's pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games, and last month took out first place at the NYRR Millrose Games in New York City. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekaterini_Stefanidi Ekaterini Stefanidi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katerina Stefanidi born 4 February 1990) is a Greek pole vaulter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.She was the 2012 Pac-12 and NCAA Champion. She has a personal record of 4.90 meters at the indoor event, and a personal record of 4.71 outdoors. She was also the 2005 World Youth Champion in the discipline. Honours 2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st 4.30 m CR 2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 4.25 m SB 2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 4.25 m SB 2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 4.45 m PB Universiade Shenzhen, China 3rd 4.45 m 2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland final NM Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 24th (q) 4.25 m 2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th (q) 4.36 m 2014 European Championships Zurich, Switzerland 2nd 4.60 m 2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 2nd 4.75 m World Championships Beijing, China 15th (q) 4.45 m 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon 3rd 4.80 m greece.greekreporter.com/2017/08/06/greek-pole-vaulter-katerina-stefanidi-wins-gold-at-london-world-championships-video/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greek Pole Vaulter Katerina Stefanidi Wins Gold At London World Championships
Katerina Stefanidi won her third gold gold medal in a year, breaking Greece’s paul vault record with a 4,91m jump during the World Championships in London on Sunday.
The Greek champion beat her main rival, Sandi Morris from the US, through optimum tactics and perfect jumps up to just below her personal best of 4.86 meters.
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Post by leandros nikon on Aug 6, 2017 17:47:58 GMT -5
www.fiba.com/europe/u20/2017/news/greece-crowned-u20-european-champion-in-front-of-sold-out-home-crowdBASKETBALL Greece crowned U20 European champions in front of sold-out home crowd
 CRETE (FIBA U20 European Championship) - Spurred on by a sold-out home crowd, Greece have defeated Israel 65-56 to be crowned FIBA U20 European Championship 2017 champions. They were joined on the podium by France, who defeated Spain 72-58 earlier in the evening to wrap up the bronze medals. Led by tournament MVP Vasileios Charalampopoulos, Greece used the crowd of more than 5,000 to drive them back into the game after Israel took the upper-hand across the opening exchanges. But, with their nerves settled, Greece surged in the second quarter, taking the lead for good on a Charalampopoulos three, just seconds before the half-time buzzer. It was almost a case of deja-vu for Charalampopoulos, having also earned MVP honors on home soil at U18 level in 2015, again taking Greece all the way to gold. Joining Charalampopoulos on the All-Star Five was teammate Antonios Koniaris, who led the Greek scoring in the Final with 15 points; tournament assist-leader Tamir Blatt of runners-up Israel; French power forward Amine Noua; and standout Icelandic big man Tryggvi Hlinason, who took his team to an historic Quarter-Final showing. At the other end of the table, there was relief for Italy and heartbreak for Slovenia, with the Italians holding of their eastern neighbors 69-52 in the Classification Game for 13th Place, to retain their Division A status for 2018. Slovenia will now be demoted along with Latvia and Czech Republic, who already learned of their fate a day earlier. Next year, they will be replaced by Romania, Croatia and Great Britain, who claimed the top-three spots in Division B, which was being played at the same time in Oradea, Romania, making it a special night for the home fans in both divisions. Romania rode the support of their home fans to defeat Croatia 80-67 in the Final, whilst Great Britain saw off Russia 81-65 to take third spot on the podium.
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