Today is a day of sorrow in the Greek Paralympic sports, as well “Left” from life at the age of 70 o Christos Agourakisemblematic and historical figure of the Paralympic movement.
The announcement of the National Sports Federation for the Disabled in detail:
“Mourning in the Greek Paralympic sports. Christos Agourakis, an emblematic figure of the sport of people with disabilities, with many and important successes since the very first appearance of the Paralympic Movement in our country, left his last breath at the age of 70
“The Paralympic movement from today is significantly poorer after the loss of the Paralympian Christos Agourakis.
Christos Agourakis is a historical figure for the Paralympic movement with a long athletic career but also an important offer from administrative positions.
Christos with his ethos and exuberant personality, apart from being a great athlete, was a respected colleague in the Hellenic Paralympic Committee and a good friend. “His loss causes us deep sorrow and his gap will be unfilled”, said the president of EAOM-AmeA, Mrs. Ioanna Karyofyllis, referring to the death of Christos Agourakis, the only Greek athlete participating in seven Paralympic Games.
The biography of Christos Agourakis
He was born on August 24, 1952 in Heraklion, Crete. He became disabled (quadriplegia) after an accident. In 1976 he was one of the three athletes who took part in the Toronto Paralympic Games, in the first Greek participation in the Paralympic Games. After his first participation, he successfully continued his athletic career by participating in world championships and in all the Paralympic Games until 2004 (Toronto, Arnhem, Seoul, Barcelona, ​​Atlanta, Sydney, Athens).
During his many years of Paralympic career, he won a silver medal in javelin shooting in 1992 and a bronze medal in 1988 and two bronze medals in shot put in 1992 and 2004 in Athens. In his CV he also has two World Records in javelin throwing.
He was the flag bearer of the Greek delegation at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta, in 2005 he was named the best Greek athlete with a disability in the voting of sports editors (PSAT), while the Indoor Gym of Haidari bears his name “.
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