Thomas Bimis

Thomas Bimis (Greek Θωμάς Μπίμης, born June 11, 1975 in Athens ) is a Greek diver synchronized diving from the 3- meter board. He was a participant at the Summer Olympics in 2004. During the competition, the favorite participants from China, Russia and the United States made ​​serious mistakes. This led to a bizarre turn of events, the United States was placed before the last pass behind the Greek duo and thus not even had a successful jump to the Greeks can pass. In the fifth round, the Chinese and the Russian pair high point deductions were given. So Thomas Bimis could win along with his partner Nikolaos Siranidis the gold medal.

It was Greece's first gold medal in diving and the first medal for the host of the Summer Olympics 2004. This made the Springer couple very famous athletes in Greece. Bimis already took part in the Summer Games in Sydney in 2000. He was ranked 32