Konstantinos Gkaripis

Konstantinos Gkaripis
Personal information
Nickname(s) Kostas
Nationality  Greece
Born (1981-03-12) 12 March 1981
Serres, Greece
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 94 kg

Konstantinos Gkaripis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γκαρίπης; born March 12, 1981 in Serres) is a Greek weightlifter.[1] Gkaripis represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middle-heavyweight category (94 kg), along with his compatriot Anastasios Triantafyllou. He successfully lifted 160 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 200 kg in a two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 360 kg, finishing only in fourteenth place.[2]

References

  1. "Konstantinos Gkaripis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 94kg (207 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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