Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kosmidis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κοσμίδης; born 6 May 1991) in Greece is an international elite artistic gymnast and a former world champion on Men's Floor Exercise. He was named the 2010 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.
| Eleftherios Kosmidis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eleftherios Kosmidis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternative name(s) | Lefteris[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1991 Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's Artistic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite (2009–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Georgios Angelou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editKosmidis was born on May 6, 1991, in Athens, Greece to parents,[2] Thanasis and Sofia Kosmidis; both of whom were elite gymnasts.[3] Similarly, his brother, Xenofon, has competed internationally as an elite gymnast.[4][5][6] They both participated at the 2006 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[7][8] He commenced gymnastics training at the age of five.
Career
edit2006–08: Junior career
edit2006
editKosmidis came fourth in both the European Junior Championship in 2006.
2007
editOn October 28, 2007, Kosmidis won a Bronze medal on Floor at the gymnastics World Cup in Stuttgart. He went on to compete at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow, winning two medals: silver in the floor exercise and bronze on Vault.
2008
editIn 2008, Kosmidis became Junior European champion on the Men's Floor Exercise ahead of Christian Bazan and Daniel Keatings with a score of 15.525. He went on to win Bronze medals on Floor at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow once again later that year.
2009–present: Senior career
edit2009
editIn 2009, he competed as a Senior at the European Championships in Milan winning a Bronze medal on Floor Exercise.
2010
editIn 2010 he won a Silver medal on Floor at the European Championships in Birmingham behind Matthias Farhig. He went on to compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam where qualified to the Floor final in 1st place. In the final competition he won a Gold medal on Floor with a score of 15.700, beating All-Around champion Kohei Uchimura and Daniel Purvis.
2011
editIn 2011 he failed to qualify for the Floor Exercise final at the World Championships in Tokyo, coming in 10th place in the qualification round. He returned to compete at the World Championships in Antwerp in 2013 but once again did not qualify for any of the finals.
2014
editIn 2014 he competed at the World Championships in Nanning, China. He placed 7th on Floor Exercise in qualifications with a score of 15.533 qualifying him to the Individual Floor Exercise Final.
Personal life
editAt present, Kosmidis is studying physiotherapy at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens.[9] Additionally, he enjoys playing the guitar and supporting the football club AEK Athens.
References
edit- ^ https://www.facebook.com/lefteris.kosmidis.3?pnref=lhc.unseen [user-generated source]
- ^ "Eleftherios Kosmidis Official on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/sofia.kapageridikosmidi?pnref=about.rel [user-generated source]
- ^ "The National Gymnastics Championship ended without the participation of the stars".
- ^ "The Leading Source of Gymnastics News".
- ^ http://www.gymmedia.com/artistic-gymnastics/3rd-World-Cup-Maribor
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics, European Junior Championships, History, Men All-around".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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