Prodromos Korkizoglou

Prodromos Korkizoglou (Greek: Πρόδρομος Κορκιζόγλου, born February 27, 1975 in Larissa, Thessaly) is Greece's most prominent decathlete and competes for the Pelasgos Sports Club.

He is the current holder of the national decathlon record (8069 points) and his highest distinction was the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He sustained an ankle injury in 2004, which failed to heal completely by the 2004 Olympics. He has not been able to compete since.

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
Representing  Greece
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 16th Decathlon
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 13th Decathlon
2000 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 15th Decathlon
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia DNF Decathlon
2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 1st Decathlon
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th Decathlon
2005 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 20th Decathlon

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  • 1951: Fotis Kosmas (GRE)
  • 1955: Bernardino Adarraga (ESP)
  • 1959: Jože Brodnik (YUG)
  • 1963-1967: Not held
  • 1971: Vassilios Sevastis (GRE)
  • 1975: Zissis Kourelos (GRE)
  • 1979: Eric Motti (FRA)
  • 1983: Joško Vlašić (YUG)
  • 1987: Marco Rossi (ITA)
  • 1991: Saša Karan (YUG)
  • 1993: Not Held
  • 1997: Pierre-Alexandre Vial (FRA)
  • 2001: Prodromos Korkizoglou (GRE)
  • 2005: Romain Barras (FRA)
  • 2009: Not held