Giorgos Tzanos champion for the 15th consecutive year!

The two-day 11-12 February Panhellenic Karate Championship for Men and Women was successfully completed. The event was hosted at the “Krommyonio” indoor gym of Agios Theodoros.

34-year-old Giorgos Tzanos, one of the last of the “golden generation” of Greek karate, was crowned champion for the 15th consecutive year in one of the last pan-Hellenic championships of his long career.

Odysseus Petroupolis was the Polinikis club with 5 gold and 1 silver, followed by the Brotherhood of Agios Dimitrios with 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

The winners:

MEN

AGAINST

1. Lampros Markesini (Athens Karate)

2. Charalambos Koumasis (ASA Shotokan)

3. Fotis Tsiakmakis (Athlos Peristeriou)

3. Konstantinos Disios (GAMA Chios)

-60 kg

1. Stefanos Xenos (Odysseus Petroupolis)

2. Dimitris Koulouris (ASSK Igoumenitsa)

3. Markos Vrailas (AS Kallithea)

3. Lefteris Davaris (Olympic Flame)

-67kg

1. Dionysis Xenos (Odysseus Petroupolis)

2. Spyros Vazaios (Karate Academy)

3. Dimitris Alexiou (AS Kallithea)

3. Nikos Tragas (ASSK Perseas)

-75 kg

1. Dimitris Stolis (ASKZZ The Brotherhood)

2. Giorgos Karalis (Odysseas Petroupolis)

3. Nikos Drivas (ASKZZ The Brotherhood)

3. Vangelis Seremetakis (AS Diallos)

-84kg

1. Konstantinos Mastrogiannis (Glory of Galatsi)

2. Nikos Moutsokos (ASKZZ The Brotherhood)

3. Kostas Roussis (Karate Academy)

3. Kostas Binas (ASSK Igoumenitsa)

+84kg

1. Giorgos Tzanos (AGS So Kou Kan)

2. Thanos Nikopoulos (AS Karate of Edessa)

3. Giorgos Liatos (Wando Karate Ellinikou)

WOMEN

AGAINST

1. Georgina Xenou (Odysseus Petroupolis)

2. Antonia Mousidou (AS Irini)

3. Danai Plakia (Odysseus BP)

3. Sofia Tsangera (Panimatheakos)

-50 kg

1. Stelina Gilia (Lakkoma Karate)

2. Elli Arapoglou (The Road of Peace)

3. Stamatina Limnaiou (Odysseus BP)

3. Marietta Kyriazi (ASA Shotokan)

-55 kg

1. Maria Stoli (ASKZZ The Brotherhood)

2. Athanasia Andrianopoulou (Doxa Galatsiou)

3. Despina Christou (AS Red Dragon)

3. Penny Koulouridou (AGS Periklis)

-61 kg

1. Konstantina Chrysopoulou (ASKZZ The Brotherhood)

2. Ioanna Liaskou (AS Kallithea)

3. Eleftheria Koudounakou (AGS Amilla)

3. Anna Deri (GAS Athletics)

-68 kg

1. Constantina Peppa (Odysseus Petroupolis)

2. Stavroula Oraiopoulou (Lakkoma Karate)

3. Anastasia Sgouropoulou (ASKZZ The Brotherhood)

3. Eva Iosif (Doxa Galatsiou)

+68 kg

1. Chrysoula Fragouli (Athlos Peristeriou)

2. Maria Frygoudaki (Saturn of Nice)

3. Maria Papamitrou (Shotokan Kiatou)

3. Ioanna Kondyli (AS Kallithea)

Men’s Team: GAMA Chios (Berverakis, Disios, Tsousakis)

Team AGAINST Women: Odysseas Petroupolis (L. Xenou, Pappa, Pavlitina)