Greece’s presence at the European Athletics Championships ended with five medals. It was the epilogue of a special August that brought great success in Greek sports.

Harvesting in Greece began with rowing at the European Championships in Munich. The “blue-white” paddles won four medals (one gold, three silver) in the German city, placing fifth among the 33 countries that took part in the event.

OUR Anthony Papakonstantinou won the gold medal in the lightweight division. The 23-year-old champion finished in 7:24.21, leaving Italy’s Soares in second and Switzerland’s Struzina in third.

OUR Zoe Fitsiu won a silver medal in the women’s lightweight division. The Thessaloniki rower finished brilliantly and climbed to the second step of the podium with a time of 8:09.21. Rumana Kozmiuk won the gold in 8:04.41, and the Dutchwoman Veldhuis won the bronze in 8:10.20.

A silver medal hung on her chest and Gospel Anastasiad in the women’s room. The young athlete finished in 8:08.20. Florin from the Netherlands climbed to the top step of the podium, while Foster from Germany completed the podium trio.

OUR Stefanos Douchos, won the men’s silver medal in his first race in almost a year. The gold medalist from Tokyo finished in 7:15.01 just behind the Dutch Tvelaer in 7:14.72, who climbed to the top step of the podium. Bulgarian Vasilev won the bronze medal.

From paddle to track

Greek successes continued in athletics. A start was made Antigone Drysbiotis with the gold medal he won in the 35 km walk. The athlete, who trains with Napoleon Kefalopoulos, finished in 2:46.58 and celebrated his victory in the Greek flag. Spaniard Raquel González was second and Victoria Madaras of Hungary was third.

On the evening of the same day Miltos Tedoglu finally climbed to the highest step of the podium. Athlete Giorgos Pomaski scored 8.52 meters, which was a game record, and confirmed the role of the favorite. Sweden’s Tobias Modler won the silver medal and Gilles Pomery of France completed the trio on the podium.

Created a great look Katerina Stephanides in the pole vault final. Athlete Mitch Creera successfully overcame 4.75 meters and hung a silver medal on her chest. An experienced athlete climbed the podium for the fourth European Championship in a row. The gold medal was won by Vilma Murto from Finland, and the bronze by Tina Sutei from Slovenia.

OUR Antigone Drysbiotis pushed her and human limits in the final of the 20-kilometer walk. The 38-year-old athlete won the gold medal and became the first Greek woman to score a double at the European Championships. The runner from Karditsa finished in 1:29.03, leaving Poland’s Katarzyna Zdzieblo in second and Germany’s Saskia Faige in third.

OUR Elina Jango climbed to the top step of the podium in the javelin throw among women. The athlete, who will turn 20 in a few days, sent a javelin to 65.81 meters in the second attempt and became the European champion. The silver medal was won by Adriana Vilagros from Serbia, and the bronze by Barbora Spotakova from the Czech Republic.

Good luck in the pool too

Greek athletes were also impressed at the European Aquatics Championships held in Rome. The sports swimming team won bronze medals in individual medley. The Greek team, consisting of Zoya Agrafioti, Maria-Elli Alziguzi, Elena Fragaki, Kristaleniya Jalam, Zoya Karangelou, Maria Karapanagiotu, Danae Karioti, Iphigenia Krommidaki, Sofia Malkogeorgou and Adriana Misikevich, scored 89.4000 points and finished third. Hungary was the winner and Italy won the silver medal.

But the success didn’t stop there. OUR Apostolos to Christ became European champion in the 50m backstroke. The Greek swimmer, who trains with Giorgos Velencas, finished in 24.36 seconds, setting a new all-Greek record. Italian Thomas Ceccon came in second and German Ole Braunschweig in third.

OUR Apostolos to Christ climbed to the second step of the podium at a distance of 100 m on the back. Athlete Panagiotis Velenza finished in 52.24 seconds. The gold medal was won by Italy’s Thomas Ceccon and France’s Johan Etoe completed the podium trio.

Bronze medal in 50m freestyle Christian Golomeev. Swimmer Akis Economou finished in 21.75 seconds and climbed to the podium for the third time in a row. The gold medal was won by Briton Benjamin Proud, and the silver by Italian Leonardo Deplano.

Lefteris Petrunias made history

OUR Lefteris Petrunias won the gold medal in hoop exercises at the European Championships in Munich. The athlete Dimitris Raftis with 15,133 points became the European champion for the sixth time in his career.

Petrunyas accomplished the rare feat of becoming a leading figure in the history of European gymnastics. The Greek athlete equaled Hungarian side horse specialist Christian Berki, who alone set the all-time record with six titles in the same event (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012).

The silver medal was won by Adem Asil from Turkey. Courtney Tulloch of Great Britain completed the catwalk trio.