Ioannis Melissanidis
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| Full name | Ioannis Melissanidis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spartacus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Melissanidis vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ioannis Melissanidis (Greek: Ιωάννης Μελισσανίδης; born 27 March 1977) is a retired Greek artistic gymnast and the 1996 Olympic champion on the floor exercise. He was also the first Greek gymnast ever to medal at the World Championships. He was named one of the 1996 Greek Male Athletes of the Year.