- Dimosthenis Tampakos
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Dimosthenis Tampakos Country represented Greece Born November 12, 1976
ThessalonikiDiscipline Men's artistic gymnastics Medal recordOlympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Rings Silver 2000 Sydney Rings World Championships Gold 2003 Anaheim Rings Bronze 1999 Tianjin Rings Dimosthenis Tampakos (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ταμπάκος, born November 12, 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek gymnast.
He won gold in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.862.[1] He had also won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2003 he tied for first place with Jordan Jovtchev at the World Championships.[2]
References
- ^ "Tampakos claims rings crown". BBC Sport. 22 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/gymnastics/3589372.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Jordan is the Lord of the Rings". Malaysia Star. 25 August 2003. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/8/25/sports/6129542&sec=sports. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
External links
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Rings 1896: Ioannis Mitropoulos | 1900: not included | 1904: Herman Glass | 1908 - 1920: not included | 1924: Francesco Martino | 1928: Leon Štukelj | 1932: George Gulack | 1936: Alois Hudec | 1948: Karl Frei | 1952: Grant Shaginyan | 1956: Albert Azaryan | 1960: Albert Azaryan | 1964: Takuji Hayata | 1968: Akinori Nakayama | 1972: Akinori Nakayama | 1976: Nikolai Andrianov | 1980: Alexander Dityatin | 1984: Koji Gushiken / Li Ning | 1988: Holger Behrendt / Dmitry Bilozerchev | 1992: Vitaly Scherbo | 1996: Jury Chechi | 2000: Szilveszter Csollány | 2004: Dimosthenis Tampakos | 2008: Chen Yibing
Categories:- 1976 births
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- People from Thessaloniki
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- Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Greek artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gold medalists for Greece
- Olympic silver medalists for Greece
- Olympic gymnasts of Greece
- World champion gymnasts
- Medalists at World Gymnastics Championships
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
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