Eleftherios Kosmidis
Eleftherios "Lefteris" Kosmidis (Greek: Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Κοσμίδης; born 6 May 1991) in Greece is an international elite artistic gymnast and a former world champion on Men's Floor Exercise. He was named the 2010 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. Early life Kosmidis was born on May 6, 1991, in Athens, Greece 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. 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 Daniel Keatings 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