ATHLETE

Konstantinos Kenteris

1973 - Today

Photo of Konstantinos Kenteris

Icon of person Konstantinos Kenteris

Konstantinos "Kostas" Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos "Costas" Kederis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κεντέρης pronounced [konsta'dinos ce'deris]; born July 11, 1973) is a Greek former athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, making him the only European sprinter (along with Linford Christie) to win the gold medal in all three major competitions and the only European World Champion in the 200 metres races. Additionally, he has won two gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the European Cup, as well as three gold medals in the 200 metres at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Konstantinos Kenteris has received more than 211,789 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Konstantinos Kenteris is the 2,117th most popular athlete (down from 1,221st in 2019), the 858th most popular biography from Greece (down from 776th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Greek Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 2,117 out of 6,025Before him are Bernard Talvard, Bjarte Engen Vik, Rita Wilden, Dagmar Neubauer, Igor Astapkovich, and Wayde van Niekerk. After him are Josiah McCracken, Magdalena Neuner, Uroš Marović, Andreas Kunz, Manfred Klein, and Volker Fischer.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 379Before him are Howie Dorough, Javier de Pedro, Oswaldo Sánchez, Gustavo Adrián López, Virginia Ruano Pascual, and Émerson Luiz Firmino. After him are Hideki Tsukamoto, Hélène de Fougerolles, Thomas Frank, Frank Rost, Tana French, and Oleksandr Ponomariov.

Others Born in 1973

Go to all Rankings

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 858 out of 1,024Before him are Yannis Stournaras (1956), Vassilios Tsiartas (1972), Maria Damanaki (1952), Kyriakos Papadopoulos (1992), Fofi Gennimata (1964), and Theodoros Papaloukas (1977). After him are Ariane Labed (1984), Panagiotis Fasoulas (1963), Steve Angello (1982), Sofia Sakorafa (1957), Kostas Tsimikas (1996), and Michalis Kapsis (1973).

Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Konstantinos Kenteris ranks 24Before him are Ioannis Persakis (1877), Alexandre Tuffère (1876), Georgios Roubanis (1929), Alexandros Chalkokondylis (1880), Perikles Kakousis (1879), and Spyridon Belokas (1878). After him are Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (1968), Ekaterini Thanou (1975), Katerina Stefanidi (1990), Miltiadis Tentoglou (1998), Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976), and Niki Bakoyianni (1968).