Dimitris Kyrsanidis

Dimitris Kyrsanidis

We are extremely proud of our native, Dimitris Kyrsanidis, the very first world champion in parkour history!

Born in May, 1995 in Thessaloniki, Greece, Dimitris first started freerunning when he was 12 years old with his friends from the neighborhood.

For him, the popular sports like football, basketball and volleyball were way too ordinary. Since a young adolescent he craved a challenge and was able to find it in the jumps, rolls and flips involved in parkour.

Like all great champions, he decided he wanted to do something extraordinary in his life and that was parkour.

For Dimitris, parkour is not just a hobby, but an indispensable part of his daily routine. “I do my training every day like people eat dinner every day” he says. “I do it not because I have to, but because it is my life.”

Winning the 2014 and 2015 (also third in 2017 and 2019) Games of Red Bull Art of Motion in Santorini brought him worldwide fame and catapulted him into the freerunning elite. His latest
achievements include: 3rd Place Red Bull Art of Motion in 2019 in Matera Italy, 1st Place: FIG Parkour World Cup – Freestyle in 2019 in Hiroshima, Japan all the way to his latest triumph: 1st Place: FIG Parkour World Championship, last week, in Hiroshima, Japan.

When he isn’t competing, he spends his time travelling the world, spending time with his beloved wife, entering in professional freerunning contests, jams and workshops, as well as contributing to growing the sport’s popularity.

Go, Dimitris! Upwards and onwards!