Christina Gkentzou

Christina Gkentzou
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005[1]
Home townThessaloniki
Height1.75
Sport
CountryGreece
SportPara taekwondo
DisabilityParalysis
K44
Event
  –65 kg
Medal record
Women's para taekwondo
Representing  Greece
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris−65 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Belgrade−65 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Munich−65 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2026 Rome-65kg

Christina Gkentzou (born 26 July 2005) is a Greek Para Taekwondo athlete. She represented Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a Bronze Medal in women’s category -65kg. She became the first Greek athlete to win a Paralympic Medal for Greece in Taekwondo at 30/08/2024.

Gkentzou is a two time European Champion winning gold medals back to back.

She is also a student of physiotherapy at the International Hellenic University (IHU) in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Career

Gkentzou represented Greece at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships and won a gold medal.[2]

She represented Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the −65 kg category.[3]

She represented Greece at the 2026 European Taekwondo Champioships and won a gold medal. [4]

She represented Greece at the 2026 Grand Prix Taekwondo Championships and won a gold medal. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Christina Gkentzou". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (14 May 2024). "Taekwondo European Open Championships: Asian athletes win 4 gold medals". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Bipartite slots for Para-Taekwondo athletes". insidethegames.biz. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ↑ tovima.com (14 May 2026). "Gkentzou Strikes Gold at European Para Taekwondo Championships". tovima.com (in Greek). Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  5. ↑ MASTKD (4 June 2026). "Nine countries win gold medals at Roma 2026 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix". MASTKD (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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