Byron Kokkalanis

Byron Kokkalanis (Greek: Βύρων Κοκκαλάνης; born 19 August 1985 in Athens), also spelled Vyron, is a Greek windsurfer of partly Filipino ancestry. He started sailing in 1997 in the Mistral class and 3 years later he won the Mistral Junior World Championship, his first international regatta. He took the fifth place at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the sixth place at the 2012 London Olympic Games. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games he finished in the 11th place.

Byron Kokkalanis
Medal record
Men's windsurfing
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Buzios, BrazilRS:X
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Brest, FranceRS:X
Silver medal – second place2012 Madeira, PortugalRS:X
Silver medal – second place2013 Burgas, BulgariaRS:X
Silver medal – second place2013 Sopot, PolandRS:X

He was also fifth at the 2012 RS:X World Championships.,[1] third at the 2013 RS:X World Championship, first at the 2013 RS:X European Championship.[2]

References
  1. "RS-X World Windsurfing Championships titles to Bontemps and Korzits".
  2. "Results European Men Final". RS:X European Windsurfing Championships 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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