Konstandinos Koukodimos

Konstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κουκοδήμος, born 14 September 1969 in Melbourne) is a retired Greek long jumper and New Democracy politician, who served as the mayor of Katerini, Macedonia from 2019 to 2023. He was named the 1991 Greek Male Athlete of the Year. His family has hails from Agios Dimitrios, Pieria.

Konstandinos Koukodimos
Κώστας Κουκοδήμος
Kostas Koukodimos as an athlete (1999)
Mayor of Katerini
In office
1 September 2019  31 December 2023
Preceded bySavvas Chionidis
Succeeded byIoannis Ntoumos
Personal details
Born (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969
Melbourne, Australia
Political partyNew Democracy

Konstandinos Koukodimos
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
1991 AthensLong jump
European Athletics Indoor Championships
1994 ParisLong jump
European Athletics Championships
1994 HelsinkiLong jump

Koukodimos, who was raised in Pieria, Central Macedonia, is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships. His personal best is 8.36 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Khania.

He is also a politician and former member of the Hellenic Parliament, elected for New Democracy in the Pieria constituency in 2007. In January 2008, the journalist Makis Triantafyllopoulos revealed that Koukodimos was calling him and other journalists of the Proto Thema newspaper to cover the Christos Zachopoulos scandal. As a result, Koukodimos was forced to leave New Democracy's parliamentary group and participate in parliament as an independent. He returned to New Democracy's parliamentary team after six months.

He was re-elected to parliament in the elections of 2009, May 2012, June 2012, January 2015 and September 2015.

On 2 June 2019, he was elected mayor of Katerini, defeating the incumbent Savvas Chionidis with a majority of 54.44% in the second round of voting. He was sworn in on 31 August and his term, like that of all other Greek mayors, officially commenced on 1 September.

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