Dimosthenis Tampakos

Dimosthenis Tampakos
 Gymnast 
Country represented Greece
Born (1976-11-12) 12 November 1976
Thessaloniki
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics

Dimosthenis Tampakos (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ταμπάκος, born 12 November 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek gymnast and Olympic gold medalist.

He won gold in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.862.[1] He had also won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2003 he tied for first place with Yordan Yovchev at the World Championships.[2] He also won twice the gold medal at the European Championships in 2000 (Bremen) and in 2004 (Ljubljana).[3][4]

References

  1. "Tampakos claims rings crown". BBC Sport. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. "Jordan is the Lord of the Rings". Malaysia Star. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  3. http://www.cobrasports.gr/index.php/faces/574-2012-01-06-09-21-40
  4. http://archive.in.gr/news/reviews/article.asp?lngReviewID=574864&lngChapterID=562953&lngItemID=562978


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