Hristos Polihroniou

Hristos Polihroniou (also Christos Polychroniou, Greek: Χρήστος Πολυχρονίου, born March 31, 1972) is a Greek hammer thrower.

He was born in Athens.^[1]

His personal best throw is 80.08 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Athens. This ranks him second among Greek hammer throwers, only behind Alexandros Papadimitriou. ^[2]

He was suspended by the IAAF from May 2005 to May 2007.^[1] In 2008 he was found guilty of refusal to submit to doping control, and received a life ban.^[3]

Honours

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Greece
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	9th	61.42 m
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	5th
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	NM
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	—	NM
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	27th	71.56 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	77.97m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	78.31 m
	World Student Games	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	2nd	79.83 (NR)
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	24th	74.02 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th	73.79 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	27th	71.70 m

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