The first athlete in hoops history who wins three Olympic medals
Sarotikos once again was Leuteris Petrounias who a little while ago won the bronze medal in Parisand became the first in hoops to do so at the Olympic Games!
Specifically one hundred years after the final inclusion of hoops in the Olympic Games of Paris in 1924, hoops remained the only one of the six individual sports of the instrument men's in which there had never been an athlete with three Olympic medals in his collection.
The Greek champion became the first in the history of the sportwho achieved it, writing his name in golden letters in world sports!
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With a score of 15.100 he finished in third place behind Yang Liu and Jingyuan Zhou, winning the bronze medal.
His performance had satisfied him from the first moment when he celebrated it. The swings of the Greek Olympian were excellent and he even stayed three seconds in each position, instead of the required two. It is also characteristic that his Chinese opponent applauded him after his efforts.
The score of the final
Yang Liu & #8211; 15,300 points
Jingyuan Zhou – 15,233 points
Leuteris Petrounias – 15,100 points
Samir Ait Said – 15,000 points
Adem Asil – 14,966 points
Vahagn Davtian – 14,866 points
Harry Hepworth – 14,800 points
Glen Coyle – 13,833 points
