Athanasios Mantzouranis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Athanasios Mantzouranis |
| Nickname | Thanos |
| Born | 11 April 1982 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Athanasios Mantzouranis (Greek: Αθανάσιος Μαντζουράνης; born 11 April 1982) is a retired Greek amateur track cyclist.[1] He has won multiple titles in track time trial (kilo), sprint (individual and team), and Keirin at the Greek Championships since 1999, and later represented his nation Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Mantzouranis qualified for the Greek squad in two track cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a berth for his team based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. Teaming with Vasileios Reppas and Panagiotis Voukelatos in the men's sprint race, held on the first day of track cycling, Mantzouranis recorded a time of 45.645 and a speed of 59.152 km/h to deliver the Greek trio a tenth-place finish in the prelims.[2] The following day, in men's keirin, Mantzouranis missed a chance to advance further to the later rounds, after finishing fifth in the opening prelims, third in the repechage, and seventeenth overall from the final standings.[3]
Career highlights
[edit | edit source]- 1998
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (500 m time trial), Novices (GRE)
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (Sprint), Novices (GRE)
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greek Championships (Pursuit), Novices (GRE)
- 1999
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (Team sprint), Sofia (BUL)
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Junior Championships (Sprint), Greece
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Junior Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (Sprint), Sofia (BUL)
- 2000
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Junior Championships (1 km time trial), Greece
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Junior Championships (Sprint), Greece
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Junior Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 2001
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (Sprint), Greece
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greek Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Greek Championships (1 km time trial), Greece
- 2002
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (1 km time trial), Greece
- 2004
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (1 km time trial), Athens (GRE)
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (Keirin), Athens (GRE)
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greek Championships (1 km time trial), Athens (GRE)
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (Team sprint), Athens (GRE)
- 2005
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greek Championships (1 km time trial), Greece
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greek Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Greek Road Championships (TTTl), Thiva (GRE)
- 2006
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (1 km time trial), Greece
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (Keirin), Greece
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (Sprint), Greece
- 2007
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (Sprint), Athens (GRE)
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (Team sprint with Christos Volikakis and Panagiotis Voukelatos), Athens (GRE)
- 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greek Championships (1 km time trial), Greece
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Athens Open Balkan Championships (Keirin), Athens (GRE)
- 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greek Championships (Team pursuit), Greece
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Greek Championships (Team sprint), Greece
- 2008
- 10th Olympic Games (Team sprint with Vasileios Reppas and Panagiotis Voukelatos), Beijing (CHN)
- 17th Olympic Games (Keirin), Beijing (CHN)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- NBC Olympics Profile
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