Nikolaos Siranidis

Nikolaos Siranidis ( Greek Νίκος Συρανίδης ; born February 26, 1976 in Athens ) is a Greek art and high diver . He was a participant in the 1996 , 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics .

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , he failed to qualify and reached 26th place. As a participant in the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney , he was 36th.

In 2004, the favored participants from China, Russia and the USA made serious mistakes during the synchronized jumping competition from the 3-meter board. That led to a bizarre turn of events in the final, fifth round. Nikolaos Siranidis was able to win the gold medal together with his partner Thomas Bimis .

It was Greece's first gold medal in high diving and the first medal for the hosts of the 2004 Summer Olympics. This made the pair of jumpers very well-known athletes in Greece.

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SURNAME	Siranidis, Nikolaos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Συρανίδης, Νίκος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek high diver
DATE OF BIRTH	February 26, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH	Athens , Greece