SEITIS Michail

Date of Birth: 9 Jun 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T64

Place of birth: RHODES

Birth Country:

Greece

Place of residence : ATHENS

Residence Country:

Greece

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T64
	Men's 200m - T64	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m - T64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	4x100m Relay - T42-47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	47.79
6	400m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	49.66
7	200m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	23.63
9	Long Jump - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.20
10	100m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.30
World Championships
1	400m - T44	2017	London, GBR	51.41
2	200m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	22.23
2	200m - T44	2017	London, GBR	22.53
4	400m - T44	2015	Doha, QAT	50.93
5	100m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	11.23
5	4x100m Relay - T42-47	2015	Doha, QAT	45.52
6	100m - T44	2017	London, GBR	11.25
6	100m - T44	2015	Doha, QAT	11.43
European Championships
3	200m - T64	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	23.98
DSQ	100m - T64	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	DSQ

Mike (Twitter profile, 07 Mar 2021)

Languages spoken:

Seitis Training Club [Greece]

George Panagiotopoulos [personal], GRE

Sporting relatives:

His brother Grigoris was named the 2018 Mr. Hellas by the World Amateur Body Building Association [WABBA]. (protothema.gr, 28 Nov 2018)

Other sports:

He has competed in able-bodied athletics at national level in Greece. (Instagram profile, 20 Jun 2017)

He first tried athletics at age six in Rhodes, Greece. He took up Para athletics in 2014. (praktoreio-sport.gr, 31 Aug 2016; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

His parents encouraged him to start the sport. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

To win a gold medal in the T64 200m at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jenny.gr, 24 Feb 2020)

Coach Georgios Panagiotopoulos, prosthetist Konstantinos Chronopoulos, Greek high jumper Labros Papakostas, Greek sprinter Konstantinos Kenteris. (jenny.gr, 24 Feb 2020; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Philosophy:

"Work every day with patience and persistence." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

He was named the 2017 Best Para Athlete by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association. (dimokratiki.gr, 02 Mar 2019)

In 2015 he was presented with a sporting achievement award by the Hellenic Paralympic Committee. (paralympicus.gr, 18 Dec 2015)

General Interest

Classification
T64 (IPC, 11 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

Impairment Details
He was involved in a car accident in 2013, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. (dimokratiki.gr, 06 Dec 2015; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2018 he and his brother Grigoris made an appearance on the Greek television show 'Celebrity Travel'. The siblings travelled to Peru for the show. (znews.gr, 11 Dec 2018; tlife.gr, 08 Dec 2018)

QUICK RECOVERY
He says the three-month recovery period from his accident to the time of his return to the track is one of his greatest achievements. "The biggest success was the recovery time I had from the accident. Three months after [the accident] I ran my first race. I think this is my biggest success to date." (jenny.gr, 24 Feb 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/mike.seitis.1
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/seitismike
Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/Seitis-Training-Club-110528900347684
https://instagram.com/seitis
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/seitis_training_club/
https://twitter.com/MikeSeitis
Athlete Website: http://www.mikeseitis.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRswPL68IGbAAWocF99Enkg

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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