Athanassios Tsakiris

Athanasios " Thanasis " Tsakiris (Greek Αθανάσιος " Θανάσης " Τσακίρης, born January 15, 1965 in Drama ) is a Greek cross country skier and biathlete. Tsakiris is one of the " founding fathers " of Biathlon. His first of five Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988, he was still as cross-country skiers. In addition, participation in various Biathlon World Championships 1989 in Feistritzwerke to 2008 in Ostersund.

Athanasios Tsakiris living and training in drama and is effective for EOS drama to. The PE teacher, who trains himself is married, has two children and speaks German. First, he was cross-country skiers. As such he belonged since 1983 to the Greek national team and in 1988 in Calgary at the Olympic Games in part. About 15 kilometers, he finished 72nd, about 30 kilometers 76th place. For season 1988/89 he moved to biathlon, but also occurs over and over again, especially since the second half of the 2000s, in cross-country competitions on. His first race contested the Greeks at a sprint Saisies, where he was 75th. That same season started Tsakiris at the World Cup in 1989 in Feistritzwerke. There he came in individual on the 71st place. In his second 1992 Olympics in Albertville, he joined the first time in biathlon and was 79th in the sprint and 42 of the Single Page. In addition, the Greek was used in the 4x10 -kilometer cross-country season and was with her 16 Subsequently, he had his best sporting stage. In the 1993/94 season Tsakiris was initially 38 a sprint in Pokljuka, a little later, he ran for the single of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the 37th place. It was also Tsakiris ' best World Cup result. In his third 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in the ranks of 65 in singles and 58 in the sprint. After the Games, the Greeks first completed his career.

The end of 2005 Tsakiris dare first a comeback in cross-country skiing. He came here in FIS races and within the framework of the Alpine Cup, but did not achieve significant results. At the end of the season 2005/ 06 the Greeks began again in the Biathlon European Cup began in Gurnigel with a respectable 16th place in the sprint. For the 2006/07 season he also occurs again in the World Cup. In the Biathlon World Championships 2007 in Antholz, he was able to achieve with rank 84 in single as well as in 2008 in Östersund with ranks 83 in singles and Sprint Notable successes and was in each case the best Greek starter. Was he at the cross-country skiing Balkan Championships 2007 in Mavrovo about 10 km still second and missed about 5 km in fourth place medal, he won a year later in Metsovo with the Greek Championship title over 30 kilometers.

Athanasios Tsakiris took part in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. In the individual he was 80, he was by Hubertus von Hohenlohe is the second oldest participant in Vancouver. With 45 years and 34 days he was at his last start of the oldest biathlete who took part in the Olympic Games ever.

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