Vassilios Papageorgopoulos

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Vasileios Papageorgopoulos (born 27 June 1947 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek politician and retired sprinter who won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics. He first got involved in politics in 1978 when he was elected City councilor of Thessaloniki. He practised dentistry until 1981, when he was elected as a member of the Greek Parliament, representing Thessaloniki, for the Conservative party of New Democracy (Greece). Papageorgopoulos has been, since 1 January 1999, the Mayor of Thessaloniki.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1971 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 100 metres
Mediterranean Games İzmir, Turkey 1st 100 metres
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 3rd 50 metres
1975 Mediterranean Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd 100 metres
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 2nd 60 metres


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