Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kosmidis (

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: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κοσμίδης; born 6 May 1991) in Greece is an international elite

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

and a former world champion on Men's Floor Exercise. He was named the 2010

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Early life

Kosmidis was born on May 6, 1991, in

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to parents, Thanasis and Sofia Kosmidis; both of whom were elite gymnasts. Similarly, his brother, Xenofon, has competed internationally as an elite gymnast. They both participated at the

2006 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 27th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 4 May to 7 May 2006 in Volos, Greece. Medallists Medal standings Overall Seniors Juniors Senior results Team competition Floor Pommel horse Still ri ...

. He commenced gymnastics training at the age of five.

Career

2006–08: Junior career

2006

Kosmidis came fourth in both the European Junior Championship in 2006.

2007

On October 28, 2007, Kosmidis won a Bronze medal on Floor at the gymnastics World Cup in Stuttgart. He went on to compete at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow, winning two medals: silver in the floor exercise and bronze on Vault.

2008

In 2008, Kosmidis became Junior European champion on the Men's Floor Exercise ahead of Christian Bazan and

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with a score of 15.525. He went on to win Bronze medals on Floor at the World Cup Grand Prix in Glasgow once again later that year.

2009–present: Senior career

2009

In 2009, he competed as a Senior at the European Championships in Milan winning a Bronze medal on Floor Exercise.

2010

In 2010 he won a Silver medal on Floor at the European Championships in Birmingham behind Matthias Farhig. He went on to compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam where qualified to the Floor final in 1st place. In the final competition he won a Gold medal on Floor with a score of 15.700, beating All-Around champion Kohei Uchimura and

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2011

In 2011 he failed to qualify for the Floor Exercise final at the World Championships in Tokyo, coming in 10th place in the qualification round. He returned to compete at the World Championships in Antwerp in 2013 but once again did not qualify for any of the finals.

2014

In 2014 he competed at the World Championships in Nanning, China. He placed 7th on Floor Exercise in qualifications with a score of 15.533 qualifying him to the Individual Floor Exercise Final.

Personal life

At present, Kosmidis is studying

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at the

Technological Educational Institute of Athens The Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens (TEI ATH; Greek: Ανώτατο Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας) was a state higher-educational institute in Athens."''The EEC has reached the conclu ...

.https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/16910/false?backUrl= Additionally, he enjoys playing the

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and supporting the football club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosmidis, Eleftherios Living people 1991 births Greek male artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics 20th-century Greek people 21st-century Greek people Gymnasts from Athens el:Λευτέρης Κοσμίδης