Kids’ judo
Play, movement and safe falling. Children learn discipline, respect and self-confidence.
- Falling (ukemi) before throwing
- Coordination and balance
- A programme suited to their age
−100 kg · Cyprus national team
Alexandros Patiniotis
−100 kg judoka for Cyprus, gold medallist at the 2024 European Championships of the Small States. Sport science graduate of the University of Athens, judo coach and PE teacher.
柔道 Gold
European Championships of the Small States
Nicosia 2024 · −100 kg
2× Bronze
Games of the Small States of Europe
Andorra 2025
1st place
Cyprus senior championships
2024 · −100 kg
- Nicosia
- Andorra
- Paris
- Łódź
- Poreč
- Sofia
- Vantaa
- Kaunas
- Eindhoven
- Berlin
- Prague
- Follonica
- Ploiești
- Kikinda
- Plovdiv
- Athens
About
From the competition mat to the dojo
Alexandros Patiniotis has done judo since childhood. For Greece he fought at five European Cadet and Junior Championships (2016–2020) and at European Cups across the continent. He now competes for Cyprus at −100 kg: gold at the 2024 European Championships of the Small States in Nicosia, and two bronze medals at the 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe in Andorra.
He holds a degree from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (TEFAA) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specialising in wrestling and weightlifting, and is studying for a master's in sports coaching. He has coached judo since 2018 and teaches PE at the Leonteios School of Nea Smyrni. He speaks English (C2) and French (B2, Sorbonne).
1stat the 2024 European Championships of the Small States
2×3rdat the 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe
5European Cadet and Junior Championships
2018the year he started coaching
精力善用
Maximum efficiencySeiryoku Zen'yō
The greatest effect with the least wasted effort. On the mat it means technique over brute strength.
自他共栄
Mutual welfare and benefitJita Kyōei
We progress together with our training partner, never at their expense. Respect starts with the bow (rei).
Gallery
Moments on the mat
Career
Timeline
The key milestones, on the mat and off it, from his first national title to today.
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Today
Judo coach & PE teacher
Coaches judo at Myrmidones Kallithea and My playce, teaches PE at the Leonteios School of Nea Smyrni and lectures on sport-specific training at the Muay Thai coaching schools. Plans competition preparation for athletes of the Greek junior national team.
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2025
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze in the individual event and bronze with the Cyprus team.
2 × bronze -
2024
European Championships of the Small States
Gold medal. The same year he became Cyprus senior champion, started a master's in coaching at the University of Athens and presented his research at the 32nd International Congress of Physical Education & Sport in Komotini.
Gold -
2023
Sport Science degree, University of Athens
Graduated from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (TEFAA), NKUA. Second at the Cyprus senior championships.
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2022
European Universities Games
9th at the European Universities Games and 7th with his club at the EJU Champions League. Becomes a coach at Myrmidones Kallithea.
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2021
EJU Champions League
7th with his club at the European Club Championship. Second at the Greek senior championships.
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2020
European Junior Championships
9th individually and 7th with Greece in the team event. Fought at the senior European Open in Sofia.
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2019
Athens Junior European Cup
5th place, with three wins on the way to the semi-final. Third at the Greek senior championships.
5th place -
2018
European Junior Championships
9th individually and 7th in the team event. Starts his sport science degree and his first classes as a coach.
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2016
European Cadet Championships
Greek cadet champion in 2016. In Kaunas in 2017 he placed 9th individually.
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2010
First national title
Greek under-15 champion in 2010, 2011 and 2014.
All results
International events
| 2025 | Games of the Small States of Europe, Andorra (individual & team) | 3rd · 3rd |
| 2024 | European Championships of the Small States, Nicosia | 1st |
| 2022 | European Universities Games, Łódź | 9th |
| 2022 | EJU Champions League (clubs) | 7th |
| 2021 | EJU Champions League (clubs), Paris | 7th |
| 2020 | European Junior Championships, Poreč (individual · team) | 9th · 7th |
| 2020 | European Open (seniors), Sofia | Competed |
| 2019 | Junior European Cup, Athens | 5th |
| 2019 | European Junior Championships, Vantaa (team) | 9th |
| 2019 | Matsuru Dutch Open, Eindhoven | 7th |
| 2018 | European Junior Championships, Sofia (individual · team) | 9th · 7th |
| 2018 | Junior European Cup, Berlin | 9th |
| 2017 | European Cadet Championships, Kaunas (individual · team) | 9th · 9th |
| 2017 | Junior European Cup, Athens | 7th |
| 2017 | Cadet European Cup, Follonica · Ploiești | 9th · 9th |
| 2017 | Matsuru Dutch Open, Eindhoven | 7th |
| 2016 | European Cadet Championships, Vantaa (team) | 7th |
| 2016 | Balkan Cadet Championships, Kikinda | 7th |
| 2016 | Matsuru Dutch Open, Eindhoven | 7th |
| 2014 | Balkan Under-15 Championships, Plovdiv | 5th |
National championships
| 2025 | Cyprus senior championships | 2nd |
| 2024 | Cyprus senior championships (−100 kg) | 1st |
| 2023 | Cyprus senior championships | 2nd |
| 2022 | Cyprus U21 championships | 2nd |
| 2021 | Greek senior championships | 2nd |
| 2020 | Greek junior championships | 2nd |
| 2019 | Greek senior · junior championships | 3rd · 3rd |
| 2018 | Greek junior · senior championships | 2nd · 7th |
| 2018 | Greek schools championships | 1st |
| 2017 | Greek cadet · junior · senior championships | 3rd · 3rd · 7th |
| 2017 | Greek schools championships | 3rd |
| 2016 | Greek cadet · junior · senior championships | 1st · 3rd · 9th |
| 2016 | Greek schools championships | 1st |
| 2010–14 | Greek under-15 championships (2010, 2011, 2014) | 1st |
Coaching
Classes & training
Judo for every age and one-to-one training, built on competition experience and sport science.
Judo
From the basics to competition, with attention to technique and safety.
- Throws (nage-waza) and groundwork (katame-waza)
- Randori and technical drills
- Preparation for gradings and competitions
One-to-one training
Personal training and competition preparation, as he does for athletes of the Greek junior national team.
- Physical fitness assessment
- Strength, speed, endurance
- A plan built around your competition
Where he coaches
- Myrmidones KallitheaJudo club · since 2022
- My playceEducation and activity centre · since 2018
For the schedule, fees and a trial class, get in touch. Contact →
Articles & research
Knowledge from the mat
Writing on judo, coaching and sport science, along with his research work.
Articles
All articles →The first articles are coming soon.
Research
All research →The effect of lead-up exercises and imitation movements on children’s motor development and on technique effectiveness in competition (in Greek)
Patiniotis A., Mavridis I., Kollias C.
e-Proceedings of Physical Education and Sport. Based on his undergraduate thesis.
The effect of lead-up exercises and imitation movements on children’s motor development and on technique effectiveness in competition (in Greek)
Mavridis I., Patiniotis A., Kollias C.
Oral presentation at ICPESS 2024, 32nd International Congress of Physical Education & Sport, Komotini, 31 May – 2 June 2024.
Relationships between physical abilities, specific assessment tests and anthropometric indices in adolescent judo athletes
Patiniotis A.
MSc in Physical Education and Sport, Sports Coaching, NKUA.
DEAF WRESTLE: Greco Roman Wrestling for d/Deaf people
External collaborator, Hellenic Wrestling Coaches Union
Co-funded by Erasmus+, February – July 2024.
Step onto the mat
For the schedule, fees, a trial class or one-to-one training, email, call or message him on Instagram.