Alexandros Papadimitriou

Alexandros Papadimitriou (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπαδημητρίου; born 18 June 1973) is a Greek hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 80.45 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Athens. This is the current Greek record.[1]

Alexandros Papadimitriou
Personal information
Born (1973-06-18) June 18, 1973
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
European Championships
2002 MunichHammer throw
Updated on 14 August 2012.

Papadimitriou was born in Larissa and attended The University of Texas at El Paso in the U.S..[2] He began his career in Iraklis, moving to AEK later on.

Honours
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Greece
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 7th 62.62 m
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 6th 66.96 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, United States 16th (q) 74.46 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 4th 75.70 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 19th (q) 73.92 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 27th (q) 72.47 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 7th 76.66 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 27th (q) 72.97 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th 73.30 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (q) 75.63 m
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 2nd 76.98 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 80.21 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 8th 77.79 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 17th (q) 75.55 m
2005 Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 2nd 75.57 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th (q) 74.99 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 17th (q) 72.94 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 5th 74.13 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 22nd (q) 71.58 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 18th (q) 74.33 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (q) 72.02 m
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rd 73.69 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 37th (q) 67.19 m

References
  • Alexandros Papadimitriou at World Athletics
  • HellenicAthletes.com: Alexandros Papadimitriou
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandros Papadimitriou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  1. Greek all-time list, men Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.today - Athletix
  2. USC's Kiss captures hammer throw 06/02/1994 | Archives | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle


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