Career
Avramis has claimed a silver medal in the 76-kg division at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy, picked up a bronze at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships in Athens, and later represented his nation Greece in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Avramis emerged himself into the international scene at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships in Athens, where he picked up the bronze medal in the 76-kg division over Georgia"s Tarieli Melelashvili that earned him a spot on the Greek Olympic team The following year, Avramis made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men"s middleweight division (76 kg).
In the prelim pool, he pulled Armenia"s Levon Geghamyan off the mat in overtime on his opening bout, but suffered a mighty throw from Sweden"s Ara Abrahamian by a 2–3 sudden death decision.
Finishing the pool in second place and twelfth overall, Avramis" performance was not enough to put him through into the quarterfinals. Entering the Games as a top favorite, Avramis delighted the home crowd inside the Ano Liossa Olympic Hall, as he prevailed two straight matches over Iran"s Behrouz Jamshidi and Norway"s Fritz Aanes in the round-robin pool to take a coveted spot for the next round.