Gerasimos Vryonis

Athletics

Biography

Type of Impairment

Spinal Cord Injuries

Classification

F53

Family

One child

Residence

Athens, GRE

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began training in 1992, and competing in 1993.

Club / Team

Aetoi [Eagles]: Greece

Name of coach

George Toptsis

Coach from which country?

Greece

Hobbies

Modelling radio controlled vehicles. (NPC, 27 Aug 2012)

Impairment

He has quadriplegia. (paralympic.gr, 12 Apr 2013)

		Unit	Date	Rank

Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Shot Put F52		Final Round		4
Men's Javelin F52		Final Round		6

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Shot Put F53/54		Final Round		11

IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Javelin F53		Final Round		5
Men's Shot Put F53/54		Final Round		8

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Javelin F52-53		Final Round		8
Men's Shot Put F53		Final Round		4

IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Javelin F53		Final Round		5
Men's Shot Put F53		Final Round		4

Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Javelin F53		Final Round		4
Men's Shot Put F53		Final Round		5

IPC Athletics World Championships Birmingham 1998 (Birmingham, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Javelin F53		Final Round		4
Men's Shot Put F53		Final Round		5

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Shot Put F52/53		Final	2011-01-24	6
Men's Javelin F52/53		Final	2011-01-29	7

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Shot Put F52/53		Final Round	2012-08-31	9999
Men's Javelin F52/53		Final Round	2012-09-04	9

IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's Shot Put F52/53		Final 1	2013-07-23	5
Men's Javelin F52/53		Final 1	2013-07-26	8