Christos-Stefanos Xenos (born 21 March 2000) is a Greek

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ka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. He is also a three-time medalist in this event at the

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Career

In May 2021, Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60kg event at the

held in Poreč, Croatia. In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In that same year, Xenos also competed in the men's 60kg event at the

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held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60kg event at the

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held in Gaziantep, Turkey. He also competed in the men's 60kg event at the

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held in Oran, Algeria. Xenos won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the

2023 European Karate Championships The 2023 European Karate Championships was the 58th edition of the European Karate Championships and 5th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 22 to 26 March 2023. Medal table Medalists Men Women Pa ...

held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the

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held in Poland. A few months later, Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 60kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary. He defeated Kaisar Alpysbay of Kazakhstan in his gold medal match.

Personal life

His brother

Dionysios Xenos Dionysios Xenos (born 5 July 1995) is a Greek karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held ...

also competes in karate.

Achievements

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xenos, Christos-Stefanos Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Greek male karateka Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Greece 21st-century Greek people 2000 births Karateka at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Greece European Games medalists in karate