Antonios Dimitrios Lafis

Antonios Lafis

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| fullname = Antonios Dimitrios Lafis

| native_name = Αντώνης Δημήτριος Λάφης

| nationality = Greece

| birth_date = 2006

| birth_place = Poros, Greece

| sport = Triathlon / Multisport

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Antonios Dimitrios Lafis (Greek: Αντώνης Δημήτριος Λάφης; born 2006) is a Greek triathlete and multisport athlete. He is noted for becoming the youngest Greek athlete to complete a full-distance Ironman race and for being listed among the Multisport Legends at the 2025 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. {{cite web |url=https://triathlon.org/athletes/profile/195474/antonios-dimitrios-lafis |title=Antonios Dimitrios Lafis – Athlete Profile |publisher=World Triathlon |access-date=2025-11-05}}{{cite web |url=https://triathlon.org/news/pontevedra-delivers-a-multisport-masterpiece |title=Pontevedra delivers a Multisport masterpiece |publisher=World Triathlon |date=29 June 2025 |access-date=2025-11-05}}

Early life

Lafis was born on the island of Poros, Greece. He began swimming at a young age and later added cycling and running, progressing into triathlon and multisport competitions as a teenager. {{cite web |url=https://irunmag.gr/news/antonis-lafis/ |title=Αντώνης Λάφης – news profile |publisher=iRunMag |access-date=2025-11-05}}

Career

Lafis competes in cross-triathlon, XTERRA-style races, full-distance Ironman events and other multisport disciplines. He is registered with World Triathlon under athlete ID 195474. {{cite web |url=https://triathlon.org/athletes/profile/195474/antonios-dimitrios-lafis |title=Antonios Dimitrios Lafis – Athlete Profile |publisher=World Triathlon |access-date=2025-11-05}}

• In June 2024, Lafis completed the full-distance Ironman at the Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship (Cairns, Australia) on his 18th birthday, which Greek media reported made him the youngest Greek athlete to finish an Ironman. {{cite web |url=https://irunmag.gr/news/antonis-lafis/ |title=Στο Ironman στο Κέιρνς ο Αντώνης Λάφης – νεότερος Έλληνας που τερμάτισε |publisher=iRunMag |date=21 June 2024 |language=el |access-date=2025-11-05}}{{cite web |url=https://www.runningnews.gr/item.php?id=61243 |title=Ο Αντώνης Λάφης τερμάτισε IRONMAN σε ηλικία ακριβώς 18 ετών |publisher=RunningNews.gr |date=20 June 2024 |language=el |access-date=2025-11-05}}

• In 2022 and later years, he competed in XTERRA and other off-road triathlon events and earned age-group podiums at European-level events. {{cite web |url=https://www.saronicmagazine.gr/saronikos/poros/57431-poros-protathlitis-eyropis-sto-european-tour-xterra-2022-o-antonis-lafis |title=Πόρος: Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης στο European Tour XTERRA 2022 ο Αντώνης Λάφης |publisher=Saronic Magazine |language=el |access-date=2025-11-05}}

• At the 2025 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, Lafis was included among the Multisport Legends for the 16–19 open age group and was widely reported in Greek sport media as one of the youngest athletes to complete all multisport events during the championships. {{cite web |url=https://triathlon.org/news/pontevedra-delivers-a-multisport-masterpiece |title=Pontevedra delivers a Multisport masterpiece |publisher=World Triathlon |date=29 June 2025 |access-date=2025-11-05}}{{cite web |url=https://www.triathlonlive.tv/pages/BjSVnWlSH |title=MultiSport 2025 – race replays and pages |publisher=TriathlonLive |access-date=2025-11-05}}{{cite web |url=https://www.saronicmagazine.gr/saronikos/poros/94340-poros-istoriki-epitixia-toy-antoni-lafi-o-neoteros-multisport-legend-sto-pagkosmio-protathlima-tis-pontevedra |title=Ιστορική επιτυχία του Αντώνη Λάφη – Multisport Legend στο Παγκόσμιο Ποντεβέδρα |publisher=Saronic Magazine |date=2025 |language=el |access-date=2025-11-05}}

Personal life

Lafis studies while maintaining a competitive training schedule. He has promoted endurance sports among Greek youth through interviews and local media features. {{cite web |url=https://irunmag.gr/news/antonis-lafis/ |title=Αντώνης Λάφης – news profile |publisher=iRunMag |access-date=2025-11-05}}

References

External links

• World Triathlon profile – Antonios Dimitrios Lafis

• iRunMag: Antonis Lafis (Greek)

• Saronic Magazine: coverage of Lafis (Greek)

Categories

• [[:Category:2006 births]]

• [[:Category:Living people]]

• [[:Category:Greek triathletes]]

• [[:Category:Ironman triathletes]]

• [[:Category:XTERRA athletes]]

• [[:Category:People from Poros, Greece]]

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