Difference between revisions of "Costas Chimonides"
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| − | [[Costas Chimonides]] was also an excellent volleyball athlete. As a matter of fact, he was one of the first to show interest in beach volley before it became a sport in Greece, by organizing meetings between volleyball athletes in Thessaloniki during the summer months. <ref>Eleftherotypia: July 7, 2009: [http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.a8lhtismos&id=61315 «Έφυγε» ο Κώστας Χειμωνίδης]</ref>. | + | [[Costas Chimonides]] was also an excellent volleyball athlete. As a matter of fact, he was one of the first to show interest in beach volley before it became a sport in Greece, by organizing meetings between volleyball athletes in Thessaloniki during the summer months. <ref>Eleftherotypia: July 7, 2009: [http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.a8lhtismos&id=61315 «Έφυγε» ο Κώστας Χειμωνίδης]</ref>. In 1970-75 he was the coach for the PAOK volleyball team. |
He was the first Greek high jump athlete to break the 2 meter barrier using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriy_Brumel Brumel technique] | He was the first Greek high jump athlete to break the 2 meter barrier using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriy_Brumel Brumel technique] | ||
Revision as of 13:48, July 7, 2009
Costas Chimonides was a track & field athlete. He was born 1936 in Kastania, Imathia.
He graduated from the Gymnastics Academy and went on to become an athlete and later a coach.
In 1965 he was transfered from AEK to PAOK.
Costas Chimonides was also an excellent volleyball athlete. As a matter of fact, he was one of the first to show interest in beach volley before it became a sport in Greece, by organizing meetings between volleyball athletes in Thessaloniki during the summer months. [1]. In 1970-75 he was the coach for the PAOK volleyball team.
He was the first Greek high jump athlete to break the 2 meter barrier using the Brumel technique
He trained high jump athletes Vassilis Papadimitriou and Giorgos Economou.
He died in Thessaloniki on July 7, 2009 at the age of 73. The last two years of his life he was sick.
References
- ↑ Eleftherotypia: July 7, 2009: «Έφυγε» ο Κώστας Χειμωνίδης