Panagiotis Kontaxakis

Panagiotis Kontaxakis
Panagiotis Kontaxakis in Amorgos, 2015. The position is from the 7th exercise of Baduanjin (Clench the fists and glare fiercely)
Personal information
Born (1964-08-16) 16 August 1964
Melbourne, Australia
Home townAthens, Greece
Sport
SportTrack and field
Tai chi

Panagiotis Kontaxakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κονταξάκης; born 16 August 1964 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Greek qigong and tai chi master [1] and a retired high jumper.

High jumper career

He finished eighth at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.[2]

His personal best jump was 2.28 metres (7 ft 6 in), achieved in July 1988 in Ankara and was repeated in May 1989 in Budapest. Thus he held the Greek national record, until 1992 when it was equaled by Kosmas Michalopoulos and bettered by Labros Papakostas.

References

  1. ↑ "CV in Greek". Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  2. ↑ 1989 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final