Thomas Xenakis

{{Short description|Greek gymnast (1875–1942)}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Thomas Xenakis | image = | alt = | caption = | full_name = | native_name = Θωμάς Ξενάκης | birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|03|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Naxos, Greece | death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|07|07|1875|03|30|df=yes}} | death_place = Orange County, California, US | discipline = MAG | country = {{GYM National Team|GRE|MAG|flagyear=old}} | natlteam = | club = Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}} {{MedalCountry|{{flag IOC|GRE|1896 Summer}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|1896 Athens|Team parallel bars}} {{MedalSilver|1896 Athens|Rope climbing}} }}

'''Thomas Xenakis''' ({{langx|el|Θωμάς Ξενάκης}}; March 30, 1875 – July 7, 1942) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Naxos and died in Orange, California, United States.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/xe/thomas-xenakis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/xe/thomas-xenakis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Thomas Xenakis |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

Xenakis competed in the rope climbing event. He and countryman Nikolaos Andriakopoulos were the only two out of the five entrants to climb all the way to the top of the 14 metre rope. Xenakis' time is unknown, though it was slower than 23.4 seconds, which was Andriakopoulos's winning time.

He won his second silver medal as a member of the Greek gymnastics team in the parallel bars event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/30346 |title=Thomas Xenakis |work=Olympedia |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>

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