Byron Kokkalanis is a Greek windsurfer of partly Filipino ancestry.He started sailing in 1997 in the Mistral class and 3 years later he won the Mistral Junior World Championship, his first international regatta.His best results so far are, fifth at the 2012 RS:X World Championships., sixth at the 2012 London Olympic Games, third at the 2013 RS:X World Championship, first at the 2013 RS:X European Championship.