On Friday evening, the best of Greek athletics were awarded at the celebration organized by SEGAS at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, in order to honor the protagonists of the sport for the successes they brought to our country in 2022.
Sofia Sakorafa welcomed the protagonists and representatives of the local government who were awarded for their contribution to classical sports.
Giannis Moralis welcomed the athletes. “I welcome you to the jewel of Piraeus, the Municipal Theater, it is an honor for us that you are here today. I wish everyone health, have a good and successful year. The award is very honorable for me. We too are fighting to achieve a lot in local government. We are also making an effort so that very soon Piraeus will have its own space for athletics”, said the Mayor of Piraeus.
Immediately after, the president of SEGAS welcomed the athletes and the attendees. “We thank the Municipality for granting the emblematic space. Thank you for being here today. Today we have the opportunity to brag about our athletes with their victory. Next year at the same celebration, I hope there will be more successes that we will celebrate and people that we will reward.
I want to believe that, as the management of SEGAS, we make every effort to be close to every athlete, coach and club throughout Greece. I want to remind everyone that supporting sports is a constitutionally guaranteed right and it is not only the Federation’s business, but everyone’s. Let’s think about how much effort is needed for a success to come and how many people are behind it”, while he asked for a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey, among whom are many sportsmen and women.
The General Secretary of Sports, Giorgos Mavrotas represented the Government and, in his short speech, he emphasized that: “Thank you to SEGAS for the invitation and to the Municipality of Piraeus for providing this space, such an environment deserves these successes and these people . Sports is a quadrilateral that includes health, principles, economic development and the image of the country. Let SEGAS and classical sports in general represent these four very well in our country.
For Greece, the development of sports is a matter of public interest and we should all serve it. The resources that go to sports are an investment to build the new generations.”
The awards started with the top sportsmen and women who stood out in 2002. Miltos Tedoglou may have been absent, but his coach, Giorgos Pomaski, was there to receive the award from Sofia Sakorafa.
Antigoni Drisbiotis, a few 24 hours after the limit for the Olympic Games and the pan-Hellenic record at 20 km. was even awarded by the Federation.
This was followed by the awarding of the “golden” European champion in the javelin, Elina Tzengo, and the sixth in the same event in the hammer throw, Christos Franceskakis.
In detail, the following were awarded:
Miltos Tendoglou – Mikos (GS Kifisia)
Coach: Giorgos Pomaski
*Gold medal European A/C Championship, Munich
*Gold medal World Indoor Championships, Belgrade
*Silver medal A/C World Championships, Oregon
Katerina Stefanidis – On pole (AO Filotheis)
Coach: Mitchell Krier
*Silver medal European A/C Championship, Munich
5th place A/C World Championship, Oregon
Elina Jengo – Javelin (AS Centauros)
Coach – Giorgos Botskariov
*Gold medal European A/C Championship, Munich
Antigoni Drisbiotis 35 km. walking/20km Vadin (ASS Alexandros of Macedonia)
Coach: Napoleon Kefalopoulos
*Gold medal European A/C Championship, Munich 35km. at all
*Gold medal European A/C Championship, Munich 20km. at all
*4th place A/C World Championship, Oregon 35km. at all
Christos Franzeskakis – Hammer throw (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
Coach: Kostas Papamarkakis
*6th place European A/C Championship, Munich
National Walking Team Award – World Walking Team Championships – Muscat
Antigoni Drisbiotis – 6th place at 20km. walk Antigoni Drisbioti, Kyriaki Filtisakou, Christina Papadopoulou, Olga Fiaska, Efstathia Kourkoutsaki – Silver medal in the Team
Award of distinguished sportsmen/athletes Mediterranean Games Oran
Tatiana Gusin – Silver medal in the high jump (GS Kifissia)
Coach: Ioanna Siomou
Yiannis Nyfantopoulos – Bronze medal in 100m (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
Coach: Periklis Hatzianastasiadis
Elisavet Pesiridou – Bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke (AO Kallistos)
Coach: Ioanna Siomou
Yannis Rizos – Bronze medal in the pole vault (AS Aris)
Coach: Nikos Varsamis
The sportsmen and women who participated in the finals of their events at the World K20
National Team Award: U20 World Championship (Cali)
*Yiannis Korakidis – Gold medal in the hammer throw (GS Mandron)
Coach: Yannis Christoglou
*Despina – Areti Filippidou – Silver medal in the discus throw (ASS Alexandros of Macedonia)
Coach: Dakis Filippidis
*Nikos Polychroniou – 4th place in hammer throw (AEK)
*Dimitris Pavlidis – 4th place in the discus throw (AS Aias Kilkis)
Coach: Alexandros Pavlidis
*Polyniki Emmanuilidou – 5th place in the 200 m (ASS Alexandros Makedonia)
Coach: Katerina Alexopoulou
*Maria Kassou – 8th place at 3,000 m (Panaxiakos AO)
Coach: Stavros Karres
Sotiria Rapti – 8th place in the triple jump (AGS Ioannina)
Coach: Despina Papavasilaki
National Team Award: European U18 Championship (Jerusalem)
*Iliana Triantafillou – Gold medal in the pole vault (GS Serres 93)
Coach: Savvas Kefalidis
*Giorgos Papanastasiou – Silver medal in the hammer throw (GS Kifisia)
Coach: Giorgos Koukovitakis
Andreas Mita – 4th place in the high jump (AS Preveza “EVZIN”)
Coach: Sheila Geronta
*Giorgos Grepsios – 5th place in the triple jump (GS Serres 93)
Coach: Christos Papitsas
Apostolos Grigoriou – 5th place in the triple jump (GS Volos)
Coach: Apostolos Vlachavas
Aphrodite Tzatzimaki – 6th place in the hammer throw (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
Coach: Kostas Papamarkakis
Olympic Youth Festival
Eugenia – Maria Panagiotou – Gold medal on pole vault (Mercury of Constantinople 1877)
Coach: Nikos Varsamis
Yiannis Gartsios – Gold medal in the triple jump (GS Kifissia)
Coach: Dimitris Sioutris
Pavlos Kriaras – Silver medal in the pole vault (AGES Kamiros 2009)
Coach: Kostas Tsatalos
Audience Award: Athletes of the Year (audience vote)
Top Male: Miltos Tendoglou (GS Kifisia) length
Leading Woman: Antigone Drisbiotis (ASS Alexandros Macedonia)
Top Man U20: Yannis Korakidis (GS Mandron) hammer throw
Top Female U20: Poliniki Emmanouilidou (ASS Alexandros Makedonia) 100/200
Top Male U18: Pavlos Kriaras (AGES Kamiros 2009) pole vault
Top Female U18: Iliana Triantafillou (GS Serres 93) pole vault
Panhellenic records for Men/Women K20 and K18 in open track
Polyniki Emmanuilidou (ASS Alexandros Makedonia) 200 m.
Kostas Bouzakis (GS Eleftherios Venizelos) Discus
Dimitris Pavlidis (AS Aias Kilkis) Discus
Nicoleta Antoniadis (ASF Myrmydones) 100 m.
Special prizes
“Yiannis Stamatopoulos” Award: Yannis Korakidis
“Kostas Spanidis” Award: “Elina Jengo
“Vassilis Sevastis” Award: Sofia Yfantidou
“Evangelos Depastas” Competition Award: EMAK
Award: Winning clubs based on the 2022 Ranking
Men: Olympiacos
Women: ASS Alexandros of Macedonia
Men K23: GS Kifisia
Women U23: AGS Ioannina and GS Serres 93
Men U20: GS Eleftherios Venizelos
Women U20: GS Serres 93
Men U18: SA College of Athens
Women U18: SA College of Athens
Boys K16 1st group: GS Serres 93
Girls K16 1st group: GS Serres 93
Boys K16 2nd group: Pelasgos of Larissa
Girls K16 2nd group: Aeolos Makedonias GEPTH
Boys K16 3rd group: AGS Ioannina
Girls K16 3rd group: GS Proteas Igoumenitsa
Boys K16 4th group: SA College of Athens
Girls K16 4th group: SA College of Athens
Boys K16 5th group: AO Lasithiou
Girls K16 5th group: GS Eleftherios Venizelos
Annual evaluation: GS Eleftherios Venizelos
1st District Association: Eleftherios Venizelos
Overall Panhellenic Road Rating on rough terrain: AO Pelops
Award: Institutions and personalities
Regional Governor of Central Greece: Fanis Spanos
Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou
Regional Governor of North Aegean: Konstantinos Moutzouris
Deputy Governor of Serres: Panagiotis Spyropoulos
Mayor of Glyfada: George Papanikolaou
Mayor of Piraeus: Ioannis Moralis
Mayor of Patras: Konstantinos Peletidis
Mayor of Pangaio: Filippos Anastasiadis
Managing Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: Elli Spyropoulou
Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion: Kelly Loufaki
Director of Polygreen’s Textile Recycling Sector: Zoi Dimitrakou
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