Playing guitar, supporting Greek football club AEK Athens. (gazzetta.gr, 28 May 2012)

Athlete

Physiotherapy - TEI Athens, Greece

English, Greek

Georgios Angelou [personal], GRE (kathimerini.gr, 24 Sep 2015)

His father Thanasis and mother Sophia were professional gymnasts. His brother Xenofon has also competed in gymnastics. (fig-gymnastics.com, 01 Dec 2011; Facebook page, 06 Jul 2015; gazzetta.gr, 28 May 2012

He suffered a knee injury in September 2015 forcing him to miss part of the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (kathimerini.gr, 24 Sep 2015)

In May 2015 he underwent surgery on an ankle injury that had been troubling him at the start of the year. (sportsfeed.gr, 05 May 2015)

He began the sport at age five. (Athlete, 05 Oct 2011 )

His parents were professional gymnasts, and introduced him and his brother to the sport. "We were both young children straight to the gym. Instead of games we had gym." (kathimerini.gr, 01 Dec 2012; gazzetta.gr, 28 May 2012)

Japanese gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita. (Athlete, 05 Oct 2011)

His parents. (Facebook page, 06 Jul 2015)

"No pain, no gain." (Twitter profile, 19 Aug 2013)

Awards
He was named the 2010 Greek Athlete of the Year by the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press. (neoskosmos.com, 19 Dec 2010)

General
GREEK CRISIS
The economic crisis in Greece has required cuts in sports, especially gymnastics. "The money the state gives to sport is minimal. You should not cut it because sport has multiple benefits. I'm afraid we will have heating problems, so I just workout with isothermals and sweaters. I'm not optimistic. The entire world sees that Greece, despite the problems, remains the birthplace of this sport." (kathimerini.gr, 01 Dec 2012; newsbomb.gr, 09 Aug 2014)