| Manolis Stefanoudakis | |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
| Event: | javelin throw, shot put |
| Disability Class: | F54 |
| Club: | Megalonissos: Heraklion |
| Coach: | Giorgos Varveraki |
| Birth Date: | 1983 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Heraklion, Greece |
| Country: | Greece |
Manolis Stefanoudakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μανώλης Στεφανουδάκης born 5 April 1983) is a Paralympian athlete from Greece who competes in category F54 throwing events.[1] He won a bronze and a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics, respectively.[2]
Stefanoudakis was born in Heraklion, Greece in 1983. He suffered permanent spinal cord injuries after a traffic accident in 2007.[3]
Stefanoudakis took to para-sport after his accident as a way for improving his health.[3] He first tried our swimming, but a lack of facilities curtailed this option.[3] He took to athletics instead and by 2010 he was classified as a F54 athlete and was competing at meets.[3] Stefanoudakis represented Greece at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. There he competed in both the F54–56 Shot put and the F54/55/56 javelin throw, winning bronze in the latter with a distance of 27.37 metres.[3] As well as Paralympic success, Stefanoudakis has also won medals at both World and European Championships level. His most notable achievement in athletics outside the Paralympics was a gold medal in the T54 javelin at the 2015 Championships in Doha.[3]