Anastasios Gousis

Anastasios "Tasos" Gousis (Greek: Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Γκούσης, born 7 July 1979) is a Greek sprint athlete.

Anastasios Gousis
Gousis finishing 8th in Osaka, 2007.
Personal information
Born (1979-07-07) 7 July 1979
Sport
Country Greece
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20.11 sec, 21.08 sec (i),
45.55 sec, 46.73 sec (i)

He was born in Corfu.[1]

He competed in the 200 m and 400 m in the 2000 Olympics, but did not progress further from the heats in either event. At the 2004 Olympics he made the semi-finals in the 200 m and competed for Greece in the 4 × 400 m relay.[1]

He finished eighth in the 200 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and at the 2007 World Championships.[1]

He was tested positive for methyltrienolone in his A-sample on 4 August 2008, before the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was called back to Greece, pending the results of his B-sample. He received an IAAF suspension from August 2008 to August 2010.[2]

Honours

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Greece
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th (sf) 400m 46.61
8th 4 × 100 m relay 39.98
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.81
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.50
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.26
2003 World Championships Paris, France 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.56
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 11th (sf) 200 m 20.68
12th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.27 SB
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th 200 m 20.94
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th 200 m 20.75

References

  1. Anastasios Gousis at World Athletics
  2. "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.


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