Athanassios Tsakiris Explained

Athanassios "Thanasis" Tsakiris (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αθανάσιος "Θανάσης" Τσακίρης) (born 15 January 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]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.fis-ski.com/de/606/615.html?sector=CC&competitorid=62477&type=result FIS Profile
2. Web site: Biathlon World Profile . 2010-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606005500/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/profile.html/do/showathlete?IBUId=BTGRE11501196501 . 2011-06-06 . dead .
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304230639/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/athanasios-tsakiris-1.html Athanasios Tsakiris at Sports Reference
4. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-biathlon/athletes/athanassios-tsakiris_ath1017621XK.html Vancouver 2010 Profile
5. Web site: Hellenic Olympic Committee . 2010-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100215080851/http://www.hoc.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=118&lang=en . 2010-02-15 . dead .
6. Web site: Panagiota Tsakiri Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2018-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114142353/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/panagiota-tsakiri-1.html . 2012-01-14 . dead .
7. Web site: Panagiota Tsakiri - Olympic Athletes - 2010 Winter Olympics - Vancouver, Canada - ESPN.