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Eleftherios Kosmidis
Eleftherios Kosmidis
Full name	Eleftherios Kosmidis
Alternative name(s)	Lefteris
Born	6 May 1991 (age 33); Athens, Greece
Hometown	Athens, Greece
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Country represented	Greece
Years on national team	2006–present
Level	Senior International Elite; (2009–present)
Head coach(es)	Georgios Angelou
Representing Greece
World Championships
European Championships
Mediterranean Games

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Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kosmidis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κοσμίδης; born 6 May 1991) in Greece is an international elite artistic gymnast and a former world champion on Men's Floor Exercise. He was named the 2010 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

Early life

Kosmidis was born on May 6, 1991, in Athens, Greece to parents,^[2] Thanasis and Sofia Kosmidis; both of whom were elite gymnasts.^[3] Similarly, his brother, Xenofon, has competed internationally as an elite gymnast.^[4]^[5]^[6] They both participated at the 2006 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.^[7]^[8] He commenced gymnastics training at the age of five.

Career

2006–08: Junior career

2006

Kosmidis came fourth in both the European Junior Championship in 2006.

2007

On October 28, 2007, Kosmidis won a Bronze medal on Floor at the gymnastics World Cup in Stuttgart. He went on to compete at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow, winning two medals: silver in the floor exercise and bronze on Vault.

2008

In 2008, Kosmidis became Junior European champion on the Men's Floor Exercise ahead of Christian Bazan and Daniel Keatings with a score of 15.525. He went on to win Bronze medals on Floor at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow once again later that year.

2009–present: Senior career

2009

In 2009, he competed as a Senior at the European Championships in Milan winning a Bronze medal on Floor Exercise.

2010

In 2010 he won a Silver medal on Floor at the European Championships in Birmingham behind Matthias Farhig. He went on to compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam where qualified to the Floor final in 1st place. In the final competition he won a Gold medal on Floor with a score of 15.700, beating All-Around champion Kohei Uchimura and Daniel Purvis.

2011

In 2011 he failed to qualify for the Floor Exercise final at the World Championships in Tokyo, coming in 10th place in the qualification round. He returned to compete at the World Championships in Antwerp in 2013 but once again did not qualify for any of the finals.

2014

In 2014 he competed at the World Championships in Nanning, China. He placed 7th on Floor Exercise in qualifications with a score of 15.533 qualifying him to the Individual Floor Exercise Final.

Personal life

At present, Kosmidis is studying physiotherapy at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens.^[9] Additionally, he enjoys playing the guitar and supporting the football club AEK Athens.

References

^ https://www.facebook.com/lefteris.kosmidis.3?pnref=lhc.unseen ^{[user-generated source]}
^ "Eleftherios Kosmidis Official on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.^{[user-generated source]}
^ https://www.facebook.com/sofia.kapageridikosmidi?pnref=about.rel ^{[user-generated source]}
^ "The National Gymnastics Championship ended without the participation of the stars".
^ "The Leading Source of Gymnastics News".
^ http://www.gymmedia.com/artistic-gymnastics/3rd-World-Cup-Maribor
^ "Artistic Gymnastics, European Junior Championships, History, Men All-around".
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Eleftherios Kosmidis at the International Gymnastics Federation

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/lefteris.kosmidis.3?pnref=lhc.unseen ^{[user-generated source]}

[2] "Eleftherios Kosmidis Official on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.^{[user-generated source]}

[3] ttps://www.facebook.com/sofia.kapageridikosmidi?pnref=about.rel ^{[user-generated source]}

[4] "The National Gymnastics Championship ended without the participation of the stars".

[5] "The Leading Source of Gymnastics News".

[6] ttp://www.gymmedia.com/artistic-gymnastics/3rd-World-Cup-Maribor

[7] "Artistic Gymnastics, European Junior Championships, History, Men All-around".

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2016-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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+===2006–08: Junior career===
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+====2008====
-In 2008, Kosmidis became Junior European champion on the Men's Floor Exercise ahead of Christian Bazan and [[Daniel Keatings]] with a score of 15.525. He went onto win Bronze medals on Floor at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow once again later that year.
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+===2009–present: Senior career===
-In 2009 he competed as a Senior at the European Championships in Milan winning a Bronze medal on Floor Exercise.
+====2009====
-In 2010 he won a Silver medal on Floor at the European Championships in Birmingham behind [[Matthias Farhig]]. He went onto compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam where qualified to the Floor final in 1st place. In the final competition he won a Gold medal on Floor with a score of 15.700, beating All-Around champion [[Kohei Uchimura]] and [[Daniel Purvis]].
+In 2009, he competed as a Senior at the European Championships in Milan winning a Bronze medal on Floor Exercise.
+====2010====
+In 2010 he won a Silver medal on Floor at the European Championships in Birmingham behind [[Matthias Farhig]]. He went on to compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam where qualified to the Floor final in 1st place. In the final competition he won a Gold medal on Floor with a score of 15.700, beating All-Around champion [[Kohei Uchimura]] and [[Daniel Purvis]].
+====2011====
 In 2011 he failed to qualify for the Floor Exercise final at the World Championships in Tokyo, coming in 10th place in the qualification round. He returned to compete at the World Championships in Antwerp in 2013 but once again did not qualify for any of the finals.
+====2014====
 In 2014 he competed at the World Championships in Nanning, China. He placed 7th on Floor Exercise in qualifications with a score of 15.533 qualifying him to the Individual Floor Exercise Final.
+== Personal life ==
+At present, Kosmidis is studying [[physiotherapy]] at the [[Technological Educational Institute of Athens]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/16910/false?backUrl= |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-03-29 |archive-date=2017-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118041237/https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/16910/false?backUrl= |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, he enjoys playing the [[guitar]] and supporting the football club [[AEK Athens]].
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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-{{NavigationWorldChampionsArtisticGymnasticsMen’sFloorExercise}}
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+{{European Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Floor Exercise}}
+{{PSAT Greek Male Athlete of the Year}}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:1991 births]]
-[[Category:Greek artistic gymnasts]]
+[[Category:Greek male artistic gymnasts]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
+[[Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games]]
+[[Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics]]
+[[Category:Gymnasts from Athens]]
+[[Category:21st-century Greek sportsmen]]
+[[el:Λευτέρης Κοσμίδης]]