Michail Seitis

Mike (Twitter profile, 07 Mar 2021)

Coach Georgios Panagiotopoulos, prosthetist Konstantinos Chronopoulos, Greek high jumper Labros Papakostas, Greek sprinter Konstantinos Kenteris. (jenny.gr, 24 Feb 2020; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

"Work every day with patience and persistence." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

He was named the 2017 Best Para Athlete by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association. (dimokratiki.gr, 02 Mar 2019)

In 2015 he was presented with a sporting achievement award by the Hellenic Paralympic Committee. (paralympicus.gr, 18 Dec 2015)

He has competed in able-bodied athletics at national level in Greece. (Instagram profile, 20 Jun 2017)

His brother Grigoris was named the 2018 Mr. Hellas by the World Amateur Body Building Association [WABBA]. (protothema.gr, 28 Nov 2018)

To win a gold medal in the T64 200m at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jenny.gr, 24 Feb 2020)

He was involved in a car accident in 2013, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. (dimokratiki.gr, 06 Dec 2015; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2018 he and his brother Grigoris made an appearance on the Greek television show 'Celebrity Travel'. The siblings travelled to Peru for the show. (znews.gr, 11 Dec 2018; tlife.gr, 08 Dec 2018)

QUICK RECOVERY
He says the three-month recovery period from his accident to the time of his return to the track is one of his greatest achievements. "The biggest success was the recovery time I had from the accident. Three months after [the accident] I ran my first race. I think this is my biggest success to date." (jenny.gr, 24 Feb 2020)