Eleftherios Kosmidis

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
Full nameEleftherios Kosmidis
Alternative name(s)Lefteris[1]
Country represented Greece
Born (1991-05-06) 6 May 1991
Athens, Greece
HometownAthens, Greece
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
DisciplineMen's Artistic Gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
(2009–present)
Years on national team2006–present
Head coach(es)Georgios Angelou
Medal record
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 RotterdamFloor Exercise
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 MontpelierFloor Exercise
Silver medal – second place2010 BirminghamFloor Exercise
Silver medal – second place2014 SofiaFloor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place2007 AmsterdamFloor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place2009 MilanFloor Exercise
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 PescaraFloor Exercise
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinFloor Exercise

Early life

Kosmidis 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

2006

Kosmidis came fourth in both the European Junior Championship in 2006.

2007

On 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

In 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

In 2009, he competed as a Senior at the European Championships in Milan winning a Bronze medal on Floor Exercise.

2010

In 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

In 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

In 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

At 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
  1. https://www.facebook.com/lefteris.kosmidis.3?pnref=lhc.unseen
  2. "Eleftherios Kosmidis Official on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/sofia.kapageridikosmidi?pnref=about.rel
  4. "The National Gymnastics Championship ended without the participation of the stars".
  5. "The Leading Source of Gymnastics News".
  6. http://www.gymmedia.com/artistic-gymnastics/3rd-World-Cup-Maribor
  7. "Artistic Gymnastics, European Junior Championships, History, Men All-around".
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/16910/false?backUrl=
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