Dionysios Xenos Explained

Dionysios Xenos
Birth Date:1995 7, df=yes
Country:Greece
Sport:Karate
Position:Coach
Weight Class:67 kg
Retired:since 2024
Coaching:since 2024

Dionysios Xenos (born 5 July 1995)[1] is a Greek karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[2] [3] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

Career

Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the under-21 men's 67kg event at the 2016 EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[4] [5]

In June 2021, Xenos competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] In October 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[7] [8] A month later, Xenos lost his bronze medal match in the men's 67kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[9]

Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10] [11] In the final, he defeated Luca Maresca of Italy.[10] [12] He won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 67kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[13]

Xenos won the silver medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the silver medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[14] Xenos competed in the men's 67kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Personal life

His brother Christos-Stefanos Xenos also competes in karate.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue RankEvent
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia1stKumite 67 kg
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey2ndKumite 67 kg
3rdTeam kumite
Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria1stKumite 67 kg
World GamesBirmingham, United States3rdKumite 67 kg
2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain2ndKumite 67kg
European GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland2ndKumite 67kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's 67 kg Entry List by Event . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626214326/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/2022-06-25/KTEM67KG--------------------------__C32C_1.0.pdf . 26 June 2022 . 26 June 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  2. News: Houston. Michael. 22 May 2021. Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 May 2021.
  3. Web site: 2021 European Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523160437/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/continental-championshipsresultados-2021-56th-ekf-senior-championships-001.pdf. 23 May 2021. 23 May 2021. World Karate Federation.
  4. News: Pavitt. Michael. 7 February 2016. Turkey earn hat-trick of kumite titles at EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 26 November 2021.
  5. Web site: 2016 EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126115642/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/69/Results.pdf. 26 November 2021. 26 November 2021. Sportdata.
  6. Web site: 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021. World Karate Federation.
  7. News: 25 October 2021. Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships. World Karate Federation. 16 November 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116112906/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/469/ResultBook_469_20211024_191314_compressed.pdf. 16 November 2021. 16 November 2021. Sportdata.
  9. Web site: 2021 World Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. World Karate Federation.
  10. News: Lloyd . Owen . 26 June 2022 . Ouikene secures first Algerian gold medal of Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games . . 26 June 2022.
  11. News: 27 June 2022 . Algerian karatekas lead way to medals on Day 1 of Mediterranean Games . World Karate Federation . 27 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705100714/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/ResultBook/GDM2022_KTE_v1.0.pdf . 5 July 2022 . 5 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  13. Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164133/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  14. Web site: Karate Medalists by Event . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624075000/https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf . 24 June 2023 . 2 July 2023 . 2023 European Games.

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