Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias won his third consecutive Olympic medal in the men’s rings on Sunday.
Petrounias won the bronze medal in the men’s rings event at the Paris Olympics with a score of 15,100 points, 6,300 for difficulty and 8,800 for execution. China’s Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan won gold and silver, with scores of 15,300 and 15,233, respectively.
At age 33, Petrounias is the first Greek gymnast to win three Olympic medals and the first athlete of all time, worldwide, in the medals rankings for the specific event. Petrounias had won a gold medal in the men’s rings in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and a bronze medal in Tokyo in 2021.
“I have worked a lot those past three years, since Tokyo, because this time there were three years [between Olympics] and not four. In between, there were three European and one World [championships] and a surgery,” Petrounias said after his win.
The Greek gymnast added that after a short break, he will start preparing for the 2028 Olympics.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday congratulated Petrounias on winning the bronze medal.
“The ‘Lord of the Rings’ has done it again!” Mitsotakis said. “Our warmest congratulations. You make us proud. We thank you.”
Source: Ekathimerini.
