filindras qualified for the greek squad in the men's long jump at the 2004 summer olympics in athens by successfully jumping an olympic a-standard of 8.30 m from the venizelia international athletics meet in chania. filindras started off abruptly with a foul, until he soared out to a legal leap at 7.45 m on his second attempt. since his third jump was slightly shorter than his best by three centimetres, filindras wound only to thirty-fifth spot in a field of forty-one athletes, and did not advance past the qualifying round.