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
2000	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

External links

Prodromos Korkizoglou profile at IAAF

Mediterranean champions in men's decathlon

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, 2013: Not held

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