Georgios Panagiotopoulos

Georgios Panagiotopoulos
Personal information
Born 12 August 1969

Georgios Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 12 August 1969) is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships[1] finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games[2] and finished fifth at the 1997 World Championships.

His personal best time was 20.32 seconds, achieved at the World Championships in Athens. This ranks him fourth among Greek 200 metres sprinters, behind Konstantinos Kenteris, Anastassios Gousis and Thomas Sbokos.[3] In the 100 metres, his personal best was 10.19 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Patras. This ranks him tenth among Greek 100 metres sprinters.[3]

Honours

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1993 Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 2nd 4 x 100 m relay 39.26
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th (sf) 4 x 100 m relay 39.00
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 200 m 20.99
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th 200 m 20.92
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, USA 30th (h) 200 m 20.86
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 200 m 20.53
World Championships Athens, Greece 5th 200 m 20.32 PB
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 9th (sf) 200 m 21.11
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 4 x 100 m relay 39.07

References

  1. ↑ 1994 European Indoor Championships, men's 200 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. ↑ Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 All time best Balkan athletes, men - The Athletics Site

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