Dimitris Krasias

{{Short description|Cypriot artistic gymnast}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|04|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Limassol, Cyprus

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| height = 5 ft 10 in

| discipline = MAG

| country = Cyprus

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{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Delhi|Horizontal bar}}

{{MedalCompetition|Games of the Small States of Europe}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Cyprus|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Cyprus|All-around}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Cyprus|Horizontal bar}}

{{MedalSilver|2007 Monaco|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2007 Monaco|Pommel horse}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Cyprus|Pommel horse}}

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Dimitris Krasias (born 1 April 1992) is a Cypriot former artistic gymnast.

Krasias, born in Limassol, began competing in gymnastics at the age of five.{{cite news |title=Δημήτρης Κρασιάς: Ταλέντο έτοιμο για μεγαλύτερα άλματα… |url=https://www.foni-lemesos.com/news/sport/481-talento-etoimo-gia-megalytera-almata.html |work=Voice of Limassol |date=19 November 2010 |language=el-gr}} He came fourth in parallel bars at the 2008 European Junior Championships and was fifth in the same discipline at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.{{cite news |title=«Πίστευα πολύ στο μετάλλιο…» |url=https://www.sigmalive.com/archive/simerini/sport+time/cyprus/314083 |work=Sigma |date=9 October 2010 |language=Greek}}

In 2010, Krasias claimed a surprise gold medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in the horizontal bar, becoming the first Cypriot winner for that discipline. A medical student at the time, Krasias was coached by Dimitris Aggonas.{{cite news |title=Το πρώτο χρυσό ο Κρασιάς |url=https://www.sigmalive.com/archive/simerini/sport+time/international/313856 |work=Sigma |date=9 October 2010 |language=Greek}}

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