Christos-Stefanos Xenos (born 21 March 2000) is a Greek karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He is also a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Career
In May 2021, Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In that same year, Xenos also competed in the men's 60kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. He also competed in the men's 60kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
Xenos won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the silver medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. A few months later, Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He defeated Kaisar Alpysbay of Kazakhstan in his gold medal match.
Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 60kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia. He defeated Orges Arifi of Albania in his gold medal match.
Personal life
His brother Dionysios Xenos also competes in karate.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue RankEvent2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 3rdKumite 60kg 2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 3rdKumite 60kg 3rdTeam kumite 2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 2ndKumite 60kgEuropean GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland 2ndKumite 60kgWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 1stKumite 60kg 2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1stKumite 60kg 2ndTeam kumite 2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia 3rdTeam kumiteWorld GamesChengdu, China 3rdKumite 60kg2026European ChampionshipsFrankfurt, Germany 1stKumite 60kg
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