Dimitrios Senikidis

Dimitrios Senikidis is a Greek Paralympic athlete with an intellectual disability competing in shot put events.[1] He represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F20 event.[1][2]

Career

In 2010, he represented Greece at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. He competed in the boys' shot put event. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F20 event.[3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F20 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy.[4]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he qualified to represent Greece at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's shot put F20 event.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Greece
2015	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Shot put	15.45
2016	European Championships	Grosseto, Italy	1st	Shot put	15.46
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Shot put	16.17

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"Men's shot put F20" (PDF). 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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