Georgios Theodoridis
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Georgios Theodoridis (Greek: Γέωργιος Θεοδωρίδης, born December 12, 1972 in Kozani) is a Greek sprinter specializing in the 60 metres and 100 metres.
He finished sixth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships,[1] won the silver medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships, finished seventh at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal in at the 2004 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, the World Championships in 1999 and 2003 and the World Indoor Championships in 1999 World Indoor Championships and 2003 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.
His personal best time is 10.17 seconds, achieved during the 2003 World Championships in Paris. This ranks him eighth among Greek 100 metres sprinters, behind Angelos Pavlakakis, Aristotelis Gavelas, Christoforos Choidis, Alexandros Yenovelis, Haralambos Papadias, Konstantinos Kenteris and Alexis Alexopoulos, and joint with Panayotis Sarris.[2]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | 60 m |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 2nd | 60 m |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 7th | 60 m |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 60 m |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Georgios Theodoridis (as Yeoryios Theodoridis - name misspelt)
- ^ 1998 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ All time best Balkan athletes - The Athletics Site
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