Atlanta gymnastics champion Melissanidis considers return | Bangkok Post: news

Former Olympic gymnastics gold medallist Ioannis Melissanidis has said that he is considering a return to competition, seven years after his last appearance.

Former Olympic gymnastics gold medallist Ioannis Melissanidis (pictured in 1997) has said that he is considering a return to competition, seven years after his last appearance. The 34-year-old, however, who became a national hero in Greece when he won gold in the floor at Atlanta in 1996, ruled out a return in time for next year's Olympic Games in London.

The 34-year-old, however, who became a national hero in Greece when he won gold in the floor at Atlanta in 1996, ruled out a return in time for next year's Olympic Games in London.