Dimitrios Senikidis

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Dimitrios Senikidis
Sport
CountryGreece
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityIntellectual disability
Disability classF20
EventShot put
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Greece
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F20
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Shot put F20
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto Shot put F20

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]

Career[edit]

He 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[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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]

  1. ^ a b "Dimitrios Senikidis". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Results - Men's Shot Put F20 Final". IPC. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ "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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