Athanasios Ghavelas

Athanasios Ghavelas (born 19 December 1999) is a Greek Paralympic athlete who specializes in the 100 metres dash. He represented Greece at the Paralympic Games, along with his guide Sotiris Garaganis.^[3] He was named the Best Greek male athlete with a disability of the Year for 2021 and 2023.^[4][5]

Athanasios Ghavelas

Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	(1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T11
Event(s)	100 metres, 60 metres, 200 metres
Coached by	Nestoras Kolovos
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 10.82s WR (2021) 60m: 7.10s WR (2022) [1] 200m: 22.79s WR (2022) [2]
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Greece Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m T11 2024 Paris 100 m T11 World Championships 2023 Paris 100 m T11 European Championships 2018 Berlin 100 m T12 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T11 2018 Berlin 200 m T12

Career

Ghavelas represented Greece at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 100 metres T11 event and won the gold medal with a world record time of 10.82.^[6] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, in Paris, France, Ghavelas won the gold medal in the 100m (T11).^[7]

His hails is from Strofylia, Euboea^[8]