Konstantinos Kenteris
- January 4, 2024
- Runner
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Konstantinos Kenteris Biography
| Name | Konstantinos Kenteris |
| Birthday | Jul 11 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place Of Birth | Greece |
| Birth Country | Greece |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Chrysoula Kenteri, Dimitrios Kenteris |
Konstantinos Kenteris is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on July 11, 1973 in Greece, Greece. Multiple medal- winning athlete whose Olympics career was cut short in 2004 after he didn’t attend a drug test.
His win was overshadowed by Marion Jones‘ outstanding performance at the 2000 Olympics.
Kenteris specialised in the 200 m and 400 m. His first national titles were the three consecutive 400 m gold medals at the Greek Athletics Championships (1991 (46.90), 1992 (46.85), 1993 (46.27)) in Athens with 200 m (21.57) and 400 m (47.76) gold medals at the 1993 Greek Indoor Athletics Championships in Piraeus, representing his home town team, Arion Mytilene. He also competed at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Seoul where he finished 6th in 200 m (21.10). His first major international title was the gold medal in 400 m (45.70) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Narbonne. At the 1994 Greek Indoor Athletics Championships in Piraeus, he defended his 200 m (20.93) and 400 m (46.73) gold medals. He repeated his success in the 400 m (47.11) by winning gold at the 1996 Greek Indoor Athletics Championships. In 1997, Kenteris moved to Athens and Olympiacos CFP, with whom he won the 4 × 100 m relay gold (40.86) at the 1997 Greek Athletics Championships in Athens. Kenteris repeated his success the following year when he won the 400 m (45.87) and 4 × 400 m relay (3:11.95) gold medals at the 1998 Greek Athletics Championships in Athens.
It was not until 1998 that Kenteris took part in his first major international tournaments, when he took 9th place (semi finals) in both 400 m (45.74) and 4 × 400 m relay (3:06.48) at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest. He also took the 7th place at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg, in the 4 × 400 m relay race (3:03.95), representing the European team. In 1999, he continued by winning the 200 m (20.60) and 400 m (45.82) gold medals at the 1999 Greek Athletics Championships in Athens. His first European success was when he won the 400 m bronze medal at the 1999 European Cup in Paris with a time of 45.66. While Kenteris was eliminated in the 400 m heats of the indoor world championships, he returned that summer as a 200 m runner at the Outdoor World Championships in Seville. Kenteris won his heat # 5, defeating then 100 m world record holder Maurice Greene, but did not start the quarter-finals due to injury. The following year, Kenteris won the 4 × 100 m relay gold (40.46) at the 2000 Greek Athletics Championships in Athens, and also the 4 × 100 m relay silver (38.67) and 200 m bronze (20.48) at the 2000 European Cup in Gateshead.
His family was residing in Mytilene when he was born.
Konstantinos Kenteris Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Konstantinos Kenteris is one of the richest Runner from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Konstantinos Kenteris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He became obsessed with physical training at the age of 10.
He won gold medals in the 200-meters competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 2001 Edmonton World Championships, and the 2002 Munich European Championship; he also won the gold at the 1993 Narbonne Mediterranean Games.
Konstantinos “Kostas” Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos “Costas” Kederis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος “Κώστας” Κεντέρης pronounced [konsta’dinos ce’deris] ; born July 11, 1973) is a former Greek athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, making him the only European sprinter (along with Linford Christie) to win the gold medal in all three major competitions and the only European World Champion in the 200 metres races. Additionally, he has won two gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the European Cup, as well as three gold medals in the 200 metres at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria. He is also a 14-time golden medalist at the Greek Athletics Championships and a five-time golden medalist at the Greek Indoor Athletics Championships. He withdrew from the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in his home country, after a doping violation (failed to attend drug test).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
Konstantinos Kenteris height 5 ft 11 in Konstantinos weight 160 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
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Top Facts about Konstantinos Kenteris
1. Konstantinos “Kostas” Kenteris is a former Greek athlete.
2. He won gold medals in 200 metres in 2000 Summer Olympics, 2001 World
Championships in Athletics and 2002 European Championships in Athletics.
3. He was Greek Male Athlete of the Year three times for 2000, 2001 and 2002,
and Best Balkan Athlete of the Year twice for 2000 and 2001.
4. Kenteris specialised in 200 m and 400 m, and won 14 gold medals in Greek
Athletics Championships and 5 gold medals in Greek Indoor Athletics
Championships.
5. He withdrew from 2004 Summer Olympics, held in his home country, after a
failed drug test.
6. Kenteris won his first international title gold medal in 400 m at 1993
Mediterranean Games in Narbonne.
7. He won 200 m gold medal (20.09) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,
becoming the first white male to win a 200 m sprinting medal since Pietro
Mennea in 1980 at Moscow Olympics.
8. He won his first 200 m gold medal (20.31) and silver medal (100 m, 10.15)
at 2001 European Cup in Bremen.
9. In 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Kenteris won 200 m
gold medal (19.85) with his personal best and national record.
10. He won the gold medals in 100 m (10.18) and 4 × 100 m relay (41.16) at
2004 Greek Championship in Athens, and 200 m gold (20.27) at 2004 Athens Grand
Prix Tsiklitiria
11. He received a suspended jail sentence of 31 months in 2011 for staging a
motorcycle accident.
12. He was offered an honorary officer position in Hellenic Air Force by
Greek state, but he quit in 2011.
13. He has been banned from entering stadiums due to his coach’s involvement
in the BALCO scandal.
14. He retired from athletics following his withdrawal from 2004 Summer
Olympics.
15. He disappeared from the public eye after retirement.
What happened to Kenteris?
Seven years after an episode that shocked the world on the eve of the Athens Olympics, the Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been acquitted by a Greek appeals court of faking a motorcycle crash after missing a drugs test.
Who is the fastest person in Greece?
Personal information
Height| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport| 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay, 4 x 400
metres relay
Who is the god of running?
Atalanta, the Greek Goddess of Running , is one of the lesser-known gods worth knowing about. Atalanta was abandoned in a forest on a mountaintop by her father Iasion (Schoneneus or Minyas in some versions), who was disappointed she was not a boy.
Who is the best ultra runner of all time?
Scott Jurek He has held the title for the Hardrock 100, the Badwater 135 mile and the 153 mile Spartathlon. Due to his stunning record the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run has almost become synonymous with Jurek as he has won the race for a record 7 consecutive years.
Was Usain Bolt faster than Ancient Greece?
Absolutely not. A modern sprinter like Bolt has things going for him that people in the past just didn’t have. Here are just a few reasons why: Ancient Greeks ran in sandals or barefoot.