Konstantinos Kenteris

Kostas Kenteris
Personal information
Full nameKonstantinos Kenteris
NicknameΟ Γιος του Ανέμου (The Son of the Wind)
Nationality Greece
Born (1973-07-11) 11 July 1973
Mytilene, Greece
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay
College teamArion Mytilene
ClubOlympiakos CFP
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m: 10.15
200 m: 19.85 CR, EL, NR, SB
400 m: 45.60
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney200 m
World Championships
2001 Edmonton200 m
European Championships
2002 Munich200 m
European Cup
2001 Bremen200 m
2003 Florence200 m
2000 Gateshead4 × 100 m relay
2001 Bremen100 m
2003 Florence4 × 400 m relay
1999 Paris400 m
2000 Gateshead200 m
Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria
2001 Athens200 m
2003 Athens200 m
2004 Athens200 m
Mediterranean Games
1993 Narbonne400 m
Greek Athletics Championships
Representing Arion Mytilene
1991 Athens400 m
1992 Athens400 m
1993 Athens400 m
Representing Olympiacos CFP
1997 Athens4 × 100 m relay
1998 Athens400 m
1998 Athens4 × 400 m relay
1999 Athens200 m
1999 Athens400 m
2000 Athens4 × 100 m relay
2001 Athens100 m
2002 Trikala200 m
2002 Trikala4 × 400 m relay
2004 Athens100 m
2004 Athens4 × 100 m relay
Greek Indoor Athletics Championships
Representing Arion Mytilene
1993 Piraeus200 m
1993 Piraeus400 m
1994 Piraeus200 m
1994 Piraeus400 m
1996 Piraeus400 m

Konstantinos "Kostas" Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos "Costas" Kederis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κεντέρης pronounced [konsta'dinos ce'deris]; born July 11, 1973) is a Greek former athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, making him the only European sprinter (along with Linford Christie) to win the gold medal in all three major competitions and the only European World Champion in the 200 metres races. Additionally, he has won two gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the European Cup, as well as three gold medals in the 200 metres at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria. He is also a 14-time golden medalist at the Greek Athletics Championships and a five-time golden medalist at the Greek Indoor Athletics Championships. He withdrew from the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in his home country, after a doping violation (failed to attend drug test).

Kenteris was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year three times, for the years 2000, 2001, and 2002. He was also named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year two times, for the years 2000 and 2001.