Dimosthenis Tampakos

Dimosthenis Tampakos (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ταμπάκος, born 12 November 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek gymnast and Olympic gold medalist.

Dimosthenis Tampakos
Country representedGreece
Born (1976-11-12) 12 November 1976
Thessaloniki
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensRings
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyRings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 AnaheimRings
Bronze medal – third place1999 TianjinRings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 BremenRings
Gold medal – first place2004 LjubljanaRings
Silver medal – second place2002 PatrasRings
Bronze medal – third place1998 Saint PetersburgRings
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 PatrasTeam
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2001 TunisRings
Bronze medal – third place1997 BariRings

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 Yordan Yovchev at the World Championships.[2] He also won twice the gold medal at the European Championships in 2000 (Bremen) and in 2004 (Ljubljana).[3][4]

References
  1. "Tampakos claims rings crown". BBC Sport. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. "Jordan is the Lord of the Rings". Malaysia Star. 25 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  3. "ΔΗΜΟΣΘΕΝΗΣ ΤΑΜΠΑΚΟΣ". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.
  4. "Ανασκόπηση 2004". Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2016.


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