Manolis Stefanoudakis

Manolis Stefanoudakis (Greek: Μανώλης Στεφανουδάκης born 5 April 1983) is a Paralympian athlete from Greece who competes in category F54 throwing events.[1] He won a bronze and a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, respectively.[2]

Manolis Stefanoudakis
Stefanoudakis In 2012
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1983-04-05) 5 April 1983
Heraklion, Greece
Sport
CountryGreece
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF54
Event(s)javelin throw, shot put
ClubMegalonissos: Heraklion
Coached byGiorgos Varveraki
Medal record
Representing  Greece
Paralympic Games
2012 London Javelin F54/55/56
2016 Rio Javelin F53/54
IPC World Championships
2013 Lyon Javelin F54/55/56
2015 Doha Javelin F54
IPC European Championships
2014 Swansea Javelin F54
2016 Grosseto Javelin F54

Personal history

Stefanoudakis was born in Heraklion, Greece in 1983. He suffered permanent spinal chord injuries after a traffic accident in 2007.[3]

Athletics career
Stefanoudakis at the 2012 Paralympic Games

Stefanoudakis took to para-sport after his accident as a way for improving his health.[3] He first tried our swimming, but a lack of facilities curtailed this option.[3] He took to athletics instead and by 2010 he was classified as a F54 athlete and was competing at meets.[3] Stefanoudakis represented Greece at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. There he competed in both the F54-56 Shot put and the F54/55/56 javelin throw, winning bronze in the latter with a distance of 27.37 metres.[3] As well as Paralympic success, Stefanoudakis has also won medals at both World and European Championships level. His most notable achievement in athletics outside the Paralympics was a gold medal in the T54 javelin at the 2015 Championships in Doha.[3]

References
  1. "Stefanoudakis, Manolis". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. Manolis Stefanoudakis. rio2016.com
  3. "Stefanoudakis, Manolis". IPC. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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