Olympic Games 2004
13-29 August 2004
Athens, Greece
THE
GREEK MEN'S SQUAD
GEORGE
THEODORIDIS (100 m.)
Born in 1972 (December
12)
Height: 1.81m, Weight
80 Kgr
Coach: Christos Tzekos
Personal best: 10" 17
Season's best: -
Career achievements
2004 World Indoor Championships:
bronze medal
2001 World Indoor Championships:
7th
2000 European Indoor Championships:
silver medal
1998 European Indoor Championships:
6th
1992 European Juniors Cup:
gold medal
1991 European Juniors Championships:
8th
CHRISTOFOROS
CHOIDIS (100 m.)
Born in 1978
Height: 1.81m, Weight
80 Kgr
Coach: Georgios Panayotopoulos
Personal best: 10" 14
Season's best: 10" 14
Career achievements
1999 European U23 Championships:
gold medal
CONSTANTINOS
KENTERIS (200 m.)
Born in 1973 (June 11)
Height: 1.80m , Weight:
72 Kgr
Coach: Christos Tzekos
Personal bests: 200 m.:
19" 85 (NR) - 100 m. 10" 16. - 400 m.: 45" 60.
Season's best: 20' 21
(200m)
Carreer achievements
2002 European Champion
2001 World Champion
2000 Olympic Champion
2000 European Indoor Championships:
5th
1998 World Cup: 7th
1993 Mediterranean Champion
1993 European 20-22 Championships
: 4th
1991 European Juniors Championships
: 4th
The only European who have
won the Olympic, the World and the European golds in the 200m
Web Site: www.kenteris.gr
PANAYOTIS
SARRIS (200 m., 4X400m)
Born in 1975 (September
14)
Height: 1.80m, Weight:
74 Kgr.
Coach: Dimitris Evaggelopoulos
Personal bests: 100 m.
10" 17. - 200m: 20"48. - 400 m. 20" 48.
Season's bests: 100m:
10" 29. - 200m: 20" 61. - 400m: 46" 37
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
7th (4x400m)
2001 Mediterranean Games:
bronze medal
1997 Mediterranean Games:
4th
ANASTASSIOS
GOUSSIS (200 m. - 400 m. - 4X400m)
Born in 1979 (July 7)
Height: 1.77m, Weight:
75 Kgr.
Coach: Georgios Panayotopoulos
Personal bests: 200 m.
20" 51. - 400 m. 45" 55.
Season's bests: 200m.
20" 51. - 400m 45" 97.
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
7th (4x400m)
2002 European Championships:
6th (4X400m)
1998 World Juniors Championships:
7th (4X400m)
STELIOS
DIMOTSIOS (4X400 m.)
Born in 1974 (November
13)
Height: 1.85m, Weight:
85 Kgr.
Coach: Ploutarchos Saraslanidis
Personal best: 45" 70.
Season's best: 46" 58.
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
7th (4x400m)
2002 European Championships:
6th (4X400m)
GEORGIOS
DOUPIS (4X400 m.)
Born in 1980 (February
3)
Height: 1.84m, Weight:
69 Kgr.
Coach: Theodoros Gatzios
Personal best: 46" 35.
Season's best: 46" 35.
Career achievements
1999 European Juniors Championships:
Bronze medal
PANAYOTIS
STROUBAKOS (800 m.)
Born in 1972 (September
08)
Height: 1.87m, Weight:
72 Kgr.
Coach: Nikos Dimitriadis
Personal bests: 1' 45"
00.
Season's bests: 1' 46"
88.
Career achievements
2001 Mediterranean Games:
7th (1500m)
1997 Mediterranean Games:
6th (800m)
1994 European Juniors Cup:
6th (800 m.) - 8th (1.500 m.)
1993 Mediterranean Games:
5th
NIKOLAOS
POLLIAS (Marathon)
Born in 1971 (March 28)
Personal best: 2:15'
02.
Personal best: 2:15'
02.
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
24th
1998 European Championships:
21st
DIMITRIOS
PIETRIS (110m hurdles)
Born in 1979 (October
24)
Personal best: 13" 63
Personal best: 13" 96
Career achievements
2001 Mediterranean Games:
4th
PERIKLIS
IAKOVAKIS (400 m. hurdles, 4x400m)
Born in 1979 (March 24)
Height: 1.85m, Weight:
67 Kgr.
Coach: Maria Sotirakopoulou
Personal best:
48" 17.
Season's best: 49" 02.
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
bronze medal
2002 European Championships:
6th (4X400m)
2001 Mediterrannean Games:
gold medal
2001 European U23 Championships:
silver medal
1999 European U23 Championships:
bronze medal
1998 World Juniors Champion
MARIOS
EVAGELOU (Pole Vault)
Born in 1971 (May 8)
Personal best: 5.62m
(NR)
Season's best: 5.62m
(NR)
Career achievements
1999 European Juniors Championships:
6th
DIMITRIOS
SERELIS (GRE, Long Jump)
Born in 1980 (5 May)
Height: 1.80m, Weight:
80 Kgr.
Coach: Spyridon Vasdekis
Personal best: 8, 21m
Season's best: -
LOUIS
TSATOUMAS (Long Jump)
Born in 1982 (February
12)
Height: 1.86m, Weight:
76 Kgr.
Coach: Giorgos Pomaski
Personal best: 8, 34m
Season's best: 8, 19m
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
12th
2001 European U23 Champion
1999 World Juniors Championships:
4th
DIMITRIOS
FILINDRAS (Long Jump)
Born in 1972
Height: 1.78m, Weight:
68 Kgr.
Coach: Stavros Zougouridis
Personal best: 8, 30m
Season's best: 7, 82m
CHRISTOS
MELETOGLOU (GRE, Triple Jump)
Born in 1972 (January
02)
Height: 1.81m, Weight:
80 Kgr.
Coach: Thanasis Siountris
Personal best: 17, 19
m.
Season's best: 16,81
m.
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
7th
1997 World Championships:
7th
1997 Mediterranean Games:
silver medal
1990 World Juniors Championships:
7th
SAVVAS
PANAVOGLOU (Discus Throw)
Born in 1974 (August
14)
Personal best:
62.73 m.
Season's best: 62.73
m.
Career achievements
2001 Mediterrannean Games:
4th
ALEXANDROS
PAPADIMITRIOU (GRE, Hammer Throw)
Born in 1973 (June 18)
Height: 1.85m, Weight:
115 Kgr.
Coach: Georgios Georgiadis
Personal best: 80.45m
Season's best: 77.79m
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
8th
2002 European Championships:
bronze medal
2001 Mediterranean Games:
bronze medal
2000 Olympic Games: 12th
1999 Universiade: 7th
1990 World Juniors Championships:
6th
1991 European Juniors Championships
: 7th
PRODROMOS
KORKIZOGLOU (GRE, Decathlon)
Born in 1975 (February
27)
Height: 1.89m, Weight:
78 Kgr.
Coach: Georgios Milonas
Personal best:
8.069 p.
Season's best: -
Career achievements
2001 Mediterranean Games:
gold medal
2000 European Indoor Championships:
6th
1999 World Championships:
13th
1998 European Indoor Championships:
10th
1997 World Championships:
16th
1999 Universiade: 12th
1996 European Indoor Champs:
12th
ELEFTHERIOS
THANOPOULOS (20000m walk)
Born in 1975
Personal best:
1:23'37"
Season's best: -
THEODOROS
STAMATOPOULOS (50.000 m. Walk)
Born in 1970 (April 24)
Height: 1.82m, Weight:
72 Kgr.
Coach: Periklis Giolias
Personal best:
1:23' 36" - 3:57'44"
Season's best: 1:27'
19" - 3:59' 38"
Career achievements
1999 World Championships:
12th
SPYRIDON
KASTANIS (50000m walk)
Born in 1964 (September
23)
Height: 1.76m, Weight:
65 Kgr.
Coach: Nikos Dimitriadis
Personal best:
3:54'11" (20000m walk 1:25'54")
Season's best: -
Career achievements
2003 World Championships:
16th
2002 European Championships:
14th
2001 World Championships:
16th
1999 World Championships:
16th
1998 European Championships:
22nd
GEORGIOS
ARGYROPOULOS (50000m Walk)
Born in 1970 (January
20)
Personal best:
1:27' 35" - 4:05' 05"
Season's best: 1.29'
00" - 4:10' 23"
