Christos-Stefanos Xenos

Christos-Stefanos Xenos

Personal information
Born	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Karate
Weight class	60 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Greece World Championships 2023 Budapest Kumite 60 kg European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 60 kg European Championships 2024 Zadar Kumite 60 kg 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 60 kg 2024 Zadar Team kumite 2021 Poreč Kumite 60 kg 2022 Gaziantep Kumite 60 kg 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite

Christos-Stefanos Xenos (born 21 March 2000)[1] is a Greek karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[2] He is also a four-time medalist, including gold, in this event at the European Karate Championships.

Career

In May 2021, Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[3] In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] In that same year, Xenos also competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[5][6] He also competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1]

Xenos won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[7] A few months later, Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[2][8] He defeated Kaisar Alpysbay of Kazakhstan in his gold medal match.[2][8]

Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[9] He defeated Orges Arifi of Albania in his gold medal match.[9]

Personal life

His brother Dionysios Xenos also competes in karate.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2021	European Championships	Poreč, Croatia	3rd	Kumite 60 kg
2022	European Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey	3rd	Kumite 60 kg
			3rd	Team kumite
2023	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	2nd	Kumite 60 kg
	European Games	Kraków and Małopolska, Poland	2nd	Kumite 60 kg
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Kumite 60 kg
2024	European Championships	Zadar, Croatia	1st	Kumite 60 kg
			2nd	Team kumite

References

1. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. Berkeley, Geoff (28 October 2023). "Hárspataki loses dramatic final as Ukrainian shuns Russian on podium at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
3. "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
4. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
5. Sankar, Vimal (28 May 2022). "Sánchez reigns supreme, men shine for Turkey at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
6. "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
7. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
8. "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
9. "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.