OR Greek gymnastics mourns the loss of Olympic coach of the gymnastics Alekou Ioakimidisthat left life at age 80sinking into sadness his relatives.
The deceased was initiated into the sport of gymnastics at Kazakhstanwhere he grew up as a member of a Greek Pontian family. Settled in Thessaloniki Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and had a very significant contribution to the launch of the sport in our country, as it evolved into the unique coach The instrumental who managed to highlight two Greek Olympians and even in two different competitions.
As coach of Demosthenes Tambakou by the 1996 to 2009he created the first Greek “lord of the rings” by guiding him to all his impressive international hits, culminating in the gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics, while the silver Olympic medal in Sydney 2000, as well as the Silver 2000s, as well as the Sydney 2 Championships (gold in 2000 and 2004, silver in 2002, bronze in 1998), among others. At the same time, during the period 2001-2002 he was the leader of the National Men.
The beloved to all “grandfather”, as his nickname, took over the technical guidance of the specialist and current president of the Hellenic Republic. Vasilis Tsolakidiswho lived a second youth after 30 and managed to conquer his title in a very short period of time Olympianwinning 6th place in “London 2012”, as well as a medal in the World Championships (silver in 2011) and two medals in European championships (silver in 2010, bronze in 2011).
The official departure of Alekou Ioakimidis It came in 2016, after a 25 -year brilliant course, along with the completion of his career Tsolakide. But he never ceased to be close to the younger coaches and athletes, to share his knowledge and to offer his advice until the end of his life.
The Chairman and the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Gymnastics Federation expressed their deep sorrow and revealed their condolences to the family and relatives of Alekos Ioakimidis, who will remain unforgettable for his achievements as a coach, but also for the quality of his character and for his character.
The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 4, at 11:00 am, at IN. Raising the Holy Cross, in Galini Oreokastro.
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