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Efstratios Nikolaidis

Greek flag
Greece
Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Classification
F20

Further personal information

Languages
Greek
Higher education
Physiotherapy - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Greece

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para athletics in 2008 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

International debut

Year
2009
Competing for
Greece
Location
Czech Republic

General interest

Hobbies
Basketball. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement
Finishing fourth in the F20 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
Most influential person in career
Greek Para shot putter Valasia Kyrgiovanaki. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
US shot putter Ryan Crouser. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F20 Final 2011-01-29 2
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F20 Final Round 2012-09-07 4
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F20 Final 1 2013-07-22 5
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F20 Final 1 2015-10-22 6
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F20 Final Round 2016-09-10 4
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F20 Final 1 2017-07-15 4