Beijing 2008

Alexandros Nikolaidis won another medal for Greece in Taekwondo at Men's +80kg

Congratulations Alexandre and Thank You!!

Results
1. CHA Dongmin (Korea)
2. NIKOLAIDIS Alexandros (Greece)
3. CHILMANOV Arman (Kazakhstan)
3. CHUKWUMERIJE Chika Yagazie (Nigeria)

Alexandros Nikolaidis was the first athlete who took the Olympic Flame from the High Priestess in the Ancient Olympia to starts it's journey to Beijing:

Photos From the Ancient Olympia - 2008

Profile - Antonios Nikopolidis

Updated 22 August 2008

Name: Antonios
Surname: Nikopolidis
Date of Birth: 14/10/1971
Place of Birth: Arta (Greece)
Sport: Football (Soccer) - Goalkeeper

Photos From 2007 Greek National Team Training

Major Honors:

Greek National Team
- EURO 2004 [Portugal] EUROPEAN CHAMPION
{Final: Greece-Portugal: 1-0}
- EURO 2008 [Austria-Switzerland] In groups

Clubs
- 9 Greek Championships
[Panathinaikos: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, Olympiakos: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008]
- 7 Greek Cups
[Panathinaikos: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, Olympiakos: 2005, 2006, 2008]

Athletes Profiles

I think we should inform our readers about the Greek athletes they are watching in our blog about their accomplishments and statistics.

So, from now on we will post a short bio and we will try to keep it updated!

Profile - Periklis Iakovakis

Updated: 21 August 2008

Name: Periklis
Surname: Iakovakis
Date of Birth: 24 March 1979
Place of Birth: Patras (Greece)
Sport: Athletics (track & field) - 400m.Hurdles, 400m., 4x400m.

Photos from the Greek clubs Athletics Championships in 2007 in "Agios Kosmas"
Click the images to see full size

Major Honors:

• 8th in 400m. hurdles (49.96) in Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 (injured)
• 6th in 400m. hurdles (49.25) in the World Athletics Championships in Osaka 2007
• 1st in 400m. hurdles (48.46) in the European Athletics Championships in Göteborg 2006
• 3nd in 400m. hurdles (48.24) in the World Athletics Championships in Paris 2003
• 7th in 4x400m. (3.02.56) in the World Athletics Championships in Paris 2003
• 5th in 400m. hurdles (49.07) in the European Athletics Championships in Munich 2002
• 1st in 400m. hurdles (50.21) in the Mediterranean Games in Tunis 2001
• 1st in 400m. hurdles (49.82) in the World Junior Athletics Championships in Annecy 1998

Records:

• 400m.: 46.35 (Rethimno 07/07/2002)
• 400m.H.: 47.82 (Osaka 06/05/2006) NR
  
• 4x400m.: 3.02.21 (Munich 24/06/2007) NR
  

Beijing 2008

We should wish GOOD LUCK to Styliani Papadopoulou (Hammer Throw) who competes today in the final

Styliani Papadopoulou placed 11th in the final.

Beijing 2008

Unfortunately our athletes didn't made it today!

Periklis Iakovakis was injured and finished 8th with 49.96 (walking to the finish line after the last hurdle)

Louis Tsatoumas canceled after 3 invalid attempts (too sad because one of his jumps was really big)

The good news is that they will both continue in the track and field at least until London 2012!

Beijing 2008

We should wish Good Luck to Periklis Iakovakis and Louis Tsatoumas who will compete in the finals of 400m. hurdles and Long jump respectively.

GUYS ALL THE BEST

Periklis Iakovakis

Photo from the Greek Athletics Championships in 2008

Louis Tsatoumas at Athens 2004 Olympics podium (prophecy?)

Photo from the Greek Athletics Championships in 2008

Beijing 2008

Congratulations to the Greek athletes who win today their first medals (1 silver and 2 bronze) in Beijing Olympic Games.

Today we had:

Rowing - Lightweight Men's Double Sculls
1. Great Britain [ PURCHASE Zac, HUNTER Mark]
2. Greece [MOUGIOS Dimitrios, POLYMEROS Vasileios]
3. Denmark[RASMUSSEN Mads Reinhold, HANSEN Rasmus Nicholai Quist]

Triple Jump (Women)
1. MBANGO ETONE Francoise Cameroon 15.39
2. LEBEDEVA Tatyana Russian Fed. 15.32
3. DEVETZI Hrysopiyi Greece 15.23

Sailing - Yngling (Women)
1. Great Britain [AYTON Sarah, WEBB Sarah, WILSON Pippa]
2. Netherlands [MULDER Mande, BES Annemieke, WITTEVEEN Merel]
3. Greece [BEKATOROU Sofia, PAPADOPOULOU Sofia, KRAVARIOTI Virginia]

Beijing 2008

Photo from the Greek Athletics Championships in 2008

Chrysopigi Devetzi competes today in the final of triple jump!

She qualified to the final first with 14.92m and now she hopes to do her best.

We wish her GOOD LUCK!!