Sevastis in 2013

Vassilis Sevastis (Βασίλης Σεβαστής; 27 April 1949 - 8 April 2021) was a Greek athlete who specialized in the decathlon.

He won Gold in the 1971 Mediterranean Games. After his career as an athlete, he became a coach and teacher, as well as President of the Hellenic Athletics Federation from 1997 to 2011.[1]

Death

Sevastis died of complications from COVID-19 on 8 April 2021, at the age of 72.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ cijm (2021-04-08). "ICMG expresses its deep sadness for the death of the former Mediterranean Games champion Vassilis Sevastis". ICMG. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ↑ Vasileiou, Konstantinos (2021-04-08). "The powerful man of athletics Vasilis Sevastis is gone". paralympicus.gr. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ↑ Σπανέα, Σπυριδούλα (2021-04-08). "Βασίλης Σεβαστής: Πέθανε από COVID19 ο παλαιός πρωταθλητής και "ισχυρός" άνδρας του ΣΕΓΑΣ". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-08.


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