Vassilis Krommidas

Who is Vassilis Krommidas?

Vassilis Krommidas is a triathlete and coach from Greece best known for competing at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.

Krommidas is a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a degree in Physical Education and Sports Sciences. He started his competitive career as a swimmer at the age of ten and later became a member of the Greek national swimming team. He took up triathlon in 1989. Throughout his career he posted numerous top finishes in various distance races. He was a member of the Greek national triathlon team for several years and has won the Greek Triathlon Championship a record eleven times.

In the early years of his career Krommidas competed mostly in long distances. He took 17th place at the 1994 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii and holds the course record for the Age Group M18-24 ever since.

Other notable results include 10th place at the 1992 Ironman Europe in Roth, 4th place at the 1993 Ironman Podersdorf Austria and 8th place at the 1994 Ironman Lanzarote. At the 1997 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Nice he took 8th place in 5:49:56.