Georgios Tsakanikas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgios Tsakanikas

Greek shot putter and discus thrower

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1934

Place of Birth: Palaio Faliro, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 01-Mar-2016

Profession: discus thrower, shot putter

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Georgios Tsakanikas (Greek: Ge?????? ?sa?a???a?; 10 November 1934 – 1 March 2016) was a Greek shot putter and discus thrower. Tsakanikas won a gold medal in the 1959 Mediterranean Games and a bronze medal in the 1959 Summer Universiade in shot put, he also represented Greece in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympic Games in shot put and in 1964 in discus throw.
Tsakanikas also competed tor Greece in the Balkan Games winning four silver medals in shot put in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961.
The Balkan Games have now become a loose collection of Balkan Championships.
Tsakanikas personal best in shot put is 18, 21 m.
achieved on 26 December 1964 in Athens.
He died in Athens, March 1, 2016.