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Athanasios Ghavelas

Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	(1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T11
Event(s)	100 metres, 60 metres, 200 metres
Coached by	Nestoras Kolovos
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 10.82s WR (2021) 60m: 7.10s WR (2022) 200m: 22.79s WR (2022)
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Greece Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m T11 2024 Paris 100 m T11 World Championships 2023 Paris 100 m T11 European Championships 2018 Berlin 100 m T12 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T11 2018 Berlin 200 m T12

Athanasios Ghavelas (born 19 December 1999) is a Greek Paralympic athlete who specializes in the 100 metres dash. He represented Greece at the Paralympic Games, along with his guide Sotiris Garaganis. He was named the Best Greek male athlete with a disability of the Year for 2021 and 2023.

Career

Ghavelas represented Greece at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 100 metres T11 event and won the gold medal with a world record time of 10.82. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, in Paris, France, Ghavelas won the gold medal in the 100m (T11).

His hails is from Strofylia, Euboea

References

1. "Παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ ο παραολυμπιονίκης Θανάσης Γκαβέλας".
2. "World Para Athletics European Records".
3. "Athanasios Ghavelas". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
4. "Οι ψήφοι που έλαβαν, ανά κατηγορία, οι κορυφαίοι αθλητές για το 2021 στα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΤ". ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου (in Greek). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
5. . psat.gr. Retrieved 30 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); External link in |title= (help)
6. "Athanasios Ghavelas". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
7. "Greek Sprinter Athanasios Ghavelas Wins Gold in the Paralympic Games". greekreporter. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
8. Ευβοιώτης ο Χρυσός Ολυμπιονίκης Νάσος Γκαβέλας eviaonline.gr

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