KARYPIDIS Dimitrios

Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S1

Place of birth: TOMSK

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : ALEXANDROUPOLIS

Residence Country:

Greece

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Backstroke - S1	5
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S1	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S1 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S1 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	50m Backstroke - S1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:32.09
6	100m Backstroke - S1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:12.73
World Championships
2	50m Backstroke - S1	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:32.26
2	100m Backstroke - S1	2017	Mexico City, MEX	3:18.59
4	100m Backstroke - S1	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:19.67
5	50m Backstroke - S1	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:38.77
10	50m Backstroke - S2	2019	London, GBR	1:28.97
10	100m Backstroke - S2	2019	London, GBR	3:13.78
European Championships
4	50m Backstroke - S1	2020	Funchal, POR	1:28.22
4	100m Backstroke - S1	2020	Funchal, POR	3:06.33
7	100m Backstroke - S2	2018	Dublin, IRL	3:09.90
8	50m Backstroke - S2	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:35.11

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker

Education - Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, GRE

Languages spoken:

English, Greek, Russian

Irodikos [GRE] / OFTHA [GRE]

Giorgos Tyligadas [personal], GRE, from 2012

2014 for Greece, in Aix-en-Provence, France (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

He took up swimming in 2012 in Alexandroupolis, Greece. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

"I went to a swimming pool just to train and have a better physical condition. Due to my illness, swimming is the best exercise because it is very difficult to get injured in the water." (oneman.gr, 02 Mar 2017)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (agonasport.com, 30 Jul 2019)

Greek Para swimmer Alexandros Taxildaris. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Coach Giorgos Tyligadas. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Think outside the box." (Instagram profile, 19 Jul 2019)

In 2015 he was named a distinguished citizen of Alexandroupolis, Greece, in recognition of his sporting achievements. (thrakisports.gr, 03 Sep 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S1 (IPC, 21 Jan 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition which causes him to have fragile bones. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2017)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He served as vice president of Irodikos, an athletics club for people with impairments in Greece and also serves as a member of the management board of the non-profit organisation Perpato. He also works as a motivational speaker and aims to raise awareness and educate people on people living with impairments. (Facebook profile, 08 Jan 2021; TEDx Talks YouTube Channel, 11 Feb 2020)

FROM RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO GREECE
He was born in Tomsk, Russian Federation, to a Greek mother and a Russian father. In 1993 he moved with his mother to Alexandroupolis, Greece. (Facebook page, 11 Aug 2017)

Social Media

Legend

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

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