Konstadinos Koukodimos
Konstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κουκοδήμος, born 14 September 1969) with origin from Pieria, Makedonia is a retired Greek long jumper. He was born in Melbourne, Australia.
As athlete
Koukodimos is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships. His personal best is 8.36 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Khania.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
1986 |
World Junior Championships |
Athens, Greece |
8th |
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1988 |
World Junior Championships |
Sudbury, Canada |
8th |
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1990 |
European Championships |
Split, Yugoslavia |
9th |
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1991 |
World Indoor Championships |
Seville, Spain |
4th |
7.92 m |
World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
12th |
|
Mediterranean Games |
Athens, Greece |
1st |
|
1992 |
European Indoor Championships |
Genoa, Italy |
12th |
|
Olympic Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
6th |
8.04 m |
1994 |
European Indoor Championships |
Paris, France |
2nd |
8.09 m |
European Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
3rd |
8.01 m |
1995 |
World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
6th |
8.00 m |
1997 |
Mediterranean Games |
Bari, Italy |
2nd |
|
1998 |
European Indoor Championships |
Valencia, Spain |
8th |
|
As politician
He is also politician and parliamentarian, elected with the party New Democracy in Pieria in 2007. In January 2008, the journalist Makis Triantafyllopoulos revealed that Koukodimos was calling him and other journalists of the Proto Thema in order to cover the scandal that broke up with Christos Zachopoulos's case.[1][2] Koukodimos was forced to leave the New Democracy's parliamentary team and participate in the Greek parliament as independent.[3][4][5][6][7] He returned to New Democracy's parliamentary team after six months.[8]
He was re-elected MP in elections of 2009 in Pieria constituency.
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Persondata |
Name |
Koukodimos, Konstadinos |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Greek long jumper-politician |
Date of birth |
1969-09-14 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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Place of death |
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