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Christos Volikakis

{{Short description|Greek cyclist (born 1988)}}

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| name = Christos Volikakis

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| fullname = Christos Volikakis

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Volos, Greece

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| discipline = Track

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Sprinter (2005–2016), Endurance (2016–today)

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{GRE}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Manchester|Keirin}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Apeldoorn|Keirin}}

{{MedalSilver|2016 Yvelines|Elimination}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Apeldoorn|Scratch}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Panevėžys|Sprint}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}

{{MedalGold|Minsk 2019|Scratch Race}}

{{MedalGold|Minsk 2019|Points Race}}

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Christos Volikakis ({{langx|el|Χρήστος Βολικάκης}}; born 25 March 1988, in Volos) is a Greek track cyclist. He was the leader of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics 2011–2012 in Keirin.{{cite web| url=http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/classics2012_astana/Mens%20Keirin_WorldCupStandings.pdf| title=Mens Keirin_WorldCupStandings| publisher=UCI| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506192544/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/classics2012_astana/Mens%20Keirin_WorldCupStandings.pdf| archive-date=6 May 2012| df=dmy-all}}

Biography

Christos Volikakis is a Greek track cyclist, the most successful of the 2000s, particularly in the speed disciplines. In 2005, as a junior, he became Greek champion in three track discipline (speed, team sprint and team pursuit{{Clarify|reason=I suspect speed is time trial but I am not sure.|date=July 2017}}) and won a title on the road (team time trial).

In 2005, he became the World Champion in keirin at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Vienna. He also won two medals at the Junior European Championships 2006 and 2007. In 2007, he won two championship events at the Athens Open, in keirin and team sprint.

At the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, he finished third in the keirin and took the bronze medal.

Between 2006 and 2011, he won eleven national titles.

He won the 2nd place in Keirin at the UCI Track World Cup 2007–2008 in Los Angeles, USA.

In 2008 he represented Greece at the Beijing Olympics in the men's keirin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/christos-volikakis-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121161750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/christos-volikakis-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-21|title=Christos Volikakis|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2017-07-14}}

He won the gold medal in keirin at the UCI Track World Cup 2011–2012 in Astana, Kazakhstan.{{cite web| url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/coupe-du-monde-i-world-cup-i-2011/day-2/photos/196624| title=Keirin gold medalist Christos Volikakis (Greece)| website=cyclingnews.com| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110144024/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/coupe-du-monde-i-world-cup-i-2011/day-2/photos/196624| archive-date=10 November 2011| df=dmy-all}}

He has also won the silver medal in keirin at the European Elite Track Championship 2011 that was held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

In 2012, he again competed in the Olympics, in the men's keirin. He competed in the same event at the 2016 Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-track-standings-ct-mens-keirin|title=Men's Keirin|date=2016-09-22|access-date=2017-07-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922182120/https://www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-track-standings-ct-mens-keirin|archive-date=22 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}

On 15 March 2024 cyclist Christos Volikakis was informed of an Adverse Analytical Finding on a re-analysis of a sample from the 2016 Rio Olympics. The athlete has since requested a analysis of the B sample.{{cite web | author = Laura Weislo |title=Greek track sprinter positive in re-analysis of 2016 Olympics samples |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greek-track-sprinter-positive-in-re-analysis-of-2016-olympics-samples/|publisher=Cyclingnews |access-date=18 March 2024}}

Career highlights

=Greek Championship=

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  1. 2003 15px 2nd in National Championship, Road, ITT, Novices, Greece, Volos (GRE)
  2. 2003 15px2nd in National Championship, Road, Novices, Greece, Volos (GRE)
  3. 2004 15px1st in National Championship, Track, 500 m, Novices, Greece, Athens (GRE)
  4. 2004 15px3rd in National Championship, Road, ITT, Novices, Greece, Dervenochoria (GRE)
  5. 2004 15px1st in National Championship, Road, Novices, Greece, Dervenochoria (GRE)
  6. 2005 15px1st n National Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors, Greece, Athens (GRE)
  7. 2005 15px2nd in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Juniors, Greece (GRE)
  8. 2005 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Greece (GRE) + Vasileios Galanis, Alexandros Floros, Athanassios Evdokiou,
  9. 2005 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Juniors, Greece (GRE) + Vasileios Galanis, Alexandros Floros,
  10. 2005 15px1st in National Championship, Road, TTT, Juniors, Greece, Thiva (GRE) + Athanassios Evdokiou, Vasileios Galanis, Alexandros Floros,
  11. 2006 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Juniors, Greece (GRE) + Zafeiris Volikakis, Nikolaos Dimotakis,
  12. 2006 15px1st in Nation Championship, Track, 1 km, Juniors, Greece (GRE)
  13. 2006 15px2nd in National Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors, Greece (GRE)
  14. 2006 5th in OXI Memorial Climb Race, Juniors, Bafi, Parnitha (GRE)
  15. 2007 15px2nd in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Elite, Greece (GRE)
  16. 2007 15px2nd in National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Greece (GRE)
  17. 2007 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, Greece (GRE) + Zafeiris Volikakis, Vasileios Galanis,
  18. 2007 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, Greece (GRE)
  19. 2009 15px1st in National Championship, Track, 1 km, Elite, Greece, Athens (GRE)
  20. 2009 15px1st in National Champioip, Track, Keirin, Elite, Greece, Athens (GRE)
  21. 2011 15px1st in National Championsh Track, Keirin, Elite, Greece (GRE)
  22. 2011 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Greece (GRE) + Apostolos Bouglas, Alexandros Papaderos, Stavros Papadimitrakis,
  23. 2011 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, Greece (GRE) + Georgios Bouglas, Zafeiris Volikakis,
  24. 2011 15px1st in National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Greece (GRE)
  25. 2011 15px1st in National Championship, Track, 1, Elite, Greece (GRE)

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=Balkan Open=

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  1. 2007 15px1st in Athens Open Balkan Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite/U23, Greece, Athens (GRE) + Athanasios Mantzouranis, Panagiotis Voukelatos,
  2. 2007 15px2nd in Athens Open Balkan Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite/U23, Greece, Athens (GRE)
  3. 2007 15px1st in Athens Open Balkan Championship, TracKeirin, Elite/U23, Greece, Athens (GRE)

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=European Juniors/U23 Championship=

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  1. 2005 15px2nd in European Championship, Track, Keirin, Juniors, Fiorenzuola
  2. 2006 15px2nd in European Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Juniors, Athens
  3. 2006 6th in European Championship, Track, Keirin, Juniors, Athens
  4. 2006 9th in European Championship, Track, Scratch Race, Juniors, Athens
  5. 2007 4th in European Championship, Track, Keirin, U23, Cottbuss
  6. 2008 4th in European Championship, Track, Keirin, U23, Pruszków
  7. 2009 15px3rd in European Championship, Track, Keirin, U23, Minsk

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=World Grand Prix=

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  1. 2011 15px3rd in Dudenhofen, Keirin (GER)
  2. 2011 15px1st in Moscow, Keirin (RUS)
  3. 2011 15px1st in Mos, Sprint (RUS)

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=European Elite Championship=

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  1. 2011 15px2nd in European Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, Apeldoorn

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=UCI World Cup Classics=

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  1. 2008 15px2nd in Los Angeles, Keirin (USA)
  2. 2008 5th in Sydney, Keirin (AUS)
  3. 2010 4th in Melbourne, Keirin (AUS)
  4. 2010 8th in Cali, Keirin (COL)
  5. 2011 15px1st in Astana, Keirin (KAZ)

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=UCI World Championships=

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  1. 2005 15px 1st 20pxin World Championship, Track, Keirin, Juniors, Wien
  2. 2006 15px3rd in World Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Juniors, Gent
  3. 2006 6th in World Championship, Track, Keirin, Juniors, Gent
  4. 2008 15px3rd in World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite
  5. 2009 8th in World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, Pruszków
  6. 2010 13th in World Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, København
  7. 2010 13th in World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, København
  8. 2010 36th in World Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, København

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References

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External links

  • {{Cycling Archives|21145}}
  • {{Cite web |url=http://www.heraklionkastroteam.gr/ |title=The HERAKLION KASTRO – MURCIA TEAM website |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206180835/http://www.heraklionkastroteam.gr/ |archive-date=6 December 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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