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Manolis Stefanoudakis

Manolis Stefanoudakis

Greek Paralympic athlete

Manolis Stefanoudakis (Greek: Μανώλης Στεφανουδάκης born 5 April 1983) is a Paralympian athlete from Greece who competes in category F54 throwing events.[1] He won a bronze and a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, respectively.[2]

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Personal history

Stefanoudakis was born in Heraklion, Greece in 1983. He suffered permanent spinal cord injuries after a traffic accident in 2007.[3]

Athletics career

Stefanoudakis at the 2012 Paralympic Games

Stefanoudakis took to para-sport after his accident as a way for improving his health.[3] He first tried our swimming, but a lack of facilities curtailed this option.[3] He took to athletics instead and by 2010 he was classified as a F54 athlete and was competing at meets.[3] Stefanoudakis represented Greece at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. There he competed in both the F54–56 Shot put and the F54/55/56 javelin throw, winning bronze in the latter with a distance of 27.37 metres.[3] As well as Paralympic success, Stefanoudakis has also won medals at both World and European Championships level. His most notable achievement in athletics outside the Paralympics was a gold medal in the T54 javelin at the 2015 Championships in Doha.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    "Stefanoudakis, Manolis". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    Manolis Stefanoudakis Archived 24 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. [3]
    "Stefanoudakis, Manolis". IPC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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