1. Eleftherios Petrounias is the 2016 Olympic champion, 2020 and 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World champion and a nine-time European medalist on the still rings.
24 Facts About Eleftherios Petrounias
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Eleftherios Petrounias was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year, for the years 2015,2016,2017, and 2018.
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Eleftherios Petrounias takes part in anti-bullying campaigns, as he was bullied himself when he was child due to his small size.
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Eleftherios Petrounias scored 15.675 during the final, behind Konstantin Pluzhnikov and Aleksandr Balandin of Russia.
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At the 2012 European Championships Eleftherios Petrounias placed fifth on rings.
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At the 2013 European Championships Eleftherios Petrounias placed fifth on rings.
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At the 2013 World Championships Eleftherios Petrounias placed ninth during qualifications and did not advance to the final.
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In early 2014 Eleftherios Petrounias competed at the 2014 European Championships where he placed sixth on rings.
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Eleftherios Petrounias won gold during the rings final, scoring 15.866 during the final - 0.300 points ahead of tied silver medalists Samir Ait Said of France and Denis Ablyazin of Russia.
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In late 2015 Eleftherios Petrounias competed in the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow.
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In May 2016, Eleftherios Petrounias attended the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland.
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Eleftherios Petrounias was the Olympic torch relay originating torchbearer after its ignition at Olympia on 21 April 2016, and he has a further distinction of being the first Greek gymnast selected in modern Olympics torch relay history.
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At the 2016 Olympic Games Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal on rings ahead of Arthur Zanetti of Brazil and Denis Ablyazin of Russia.
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In late 2017 Eleftherios Petrounias competed at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal.
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Eleftherios Petrounias successfully defended his World title on rings, scoring 15.433 during the final - 0.100 points above Denis Abliazin of Russia, who won silver, and 0.167 points above Liu Yang of China, who won bronze.
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Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal on rings at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow despite a shoulder injury.
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At the 2018 World Championships in Doha Eleftherios Petrounias successfully defended his title and earned his third World Championship gold on rings with a score of 15.366.
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Eleftherios Petrounias competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he was the flag bearer of Greek team along with Greek shooter Anna Korakaki.
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Eleftherios Petrounias won bronze on rings behind Chinese athletes Liu Yang and You Hao.
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At the 2023 European Championships Eleftherios Petrounias won bronze behind Adem Asil and Vahagn Davtyan.
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Eleftherios Petrounias won silver on rings, sharing a podium with Chinese athletes Liu and You.
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Eleftherios Petrounias won bronze on rings behind Chinese athletes Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan.
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In doing so, Eleftherios Petrounias became the first person to win three medals on rings at the Olympic Games.
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Eleftherios Petrounias has been married to fellow Greek gymnast Vasiliki Millousi since July 2019.