- Konstantinos Koukodimos
Konstantinos ("Kostas") Koukodimos ( _el. Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κουκοδήμος, born
September 14 ,1969 ) with origin fromPieria ,Makedonia is a retired Greeklong jump er. He was born inMelbourne ,Australia .As athlete
Koukodimos is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships. His personal best is 8.36 metres, achieved in June 1994 in
Khania .Achievements
As politician
He is also politician and parliamentarian, elected with the party New Democracy in
Pieria in 2007. In January 2008, the journalistMakis Triantafyllopoulos revealed that Koukodimos was calling him and other journalists of theProto Thema in order to cover the scandal that broke up withChristos Zachopoulos 's case. [cite news|title=Εκανε ζούγκλα τους βουλευτές και δικαιώθηκε|url=http://www.enet.gr/online/online_hprint?id=37436816|publisher=Eleftherotypia |date=2008-01-26|accessdate|2008-05-20|language=Greek] [cite news|url=http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=110,id=6556744|title=Εκθετοι Κουκοδήμος - Κλαδάς|publisher=Eleftherotypia |date=2008-02-13|accessdate|2008-05-20|language=Greek] Koukodimos was he forced to leave the New Democracy's parliamentary team and he is participates in the Greek parliament as independent. [cite news|url=http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=11378&subid=2&tag=8400&pubid=400412|title=Ανεξάρτητος ο Κουκοδήμος|publisher=ethnos.gr|date=2008-01-31|accessdate|2008-05-20|language=Greek] [cite news|url=http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=110,dt=01.02.2008,id=29781592|title=Ανεξάρτητος εξαρτημένος|publisher=Eleftherotypia |date=2008-02-01|accessdate|2008-05-20|language=Greek] [cite news|url=http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=6104253&maindoc
|title=Koukodimos becomes independent |publisher=Athens News Agency-Macedonian News Agency|date=2008-01-31|accessdate|2008-05-20] [cite news|title=MP’s jump cuts majority to one|publisher=eKathimerini.gr|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_01/02/2008_92866|date=2008-02-01|accessdate|2008-05-20] [cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/31/europe/EU-POL-Greece-Conservatives.php|publisher=The International Herald Tribune |title=Greek conservatives cling to parliamentary majority after deputy quits party|date=2008-01-31|accessdate|2008-05-20]References
External links
*
IAAF profile for [http://www2.iaaf.org/WIC97/bio/m/36448.html Konstantinos Koukodimos]
* [http://www.parliament.gr/synthesh/mp.asp?MPID=882 CV in Vouli's page]
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