Athanassios Tsakiris

Athanassios "Thanasis" Tsakiris (Greek: Αθανάσιος „Θανάσης“ Τσακίρης) (born January 15, 1965 in Drama, Greece) is a Greek biathlete and cross-country skier.[1][2] He competed for Greece at five Olympics in 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2010 in cross country skiing and biathlon.[3][4] He was selected to be his nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[5]

His daughter Panagiota Tsakiri competed for Greece in cross-country at the 2006 Olympics (as a fifteen-year-old) and in biathlon at the 2010 Olympics.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ FIS Profile
  2. ↑ Biathlon World Profile
  3. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/athanasios-tsakiris-1.html
  4. ↑ Vancouver 2010 Profile
  5. ↑ Hellenic Olympic Committee
  6. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/panagiota-tsakiri-1.html
  7. ↑ http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/athletes/_/id/12724/panagiota-tsakiri


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