Greek hammer thrower (born 1973)
Alexandros Papadimitriou (Greek : Αλέξανδρος Παπαδημητρίου ; born 18 June 1973) is a Greek hammer thrower . His personal best throw is 80.45 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Athens . This is the current Greek record.[ 1]
Papadimitriou was born in Larissa and attended The University of Texas at El Paso in the U.S. [ 2] He began his career in Iraklis , moving to AEK later on.
Honours
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Greece
1991
European Junior Championships
Thessaloniki, Greece
7th
62.62 m
1992
World Junior Championships
Seoul , South Korea
6th
66.96 m
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
16th (q)
74.46 m
1997
Mediterranean Games
Bari, Italy
4th
75.70 m
World Championships
Athens, Greece
19th (q)
73.92 m
1998
European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
27th (q)
72.47 m
1999
Universiade
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
7th
76.66 m
World Championships
Seville, Spain
27th (q)
72.97 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
12th
73.30 m
2001
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
16th (q)
75.63 m
Mediterranean Games
Radès , Tunisia
2nd
76.98 m
2002
European Championships
Munich , Germany
3rd
80.21 m
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
8th
77.79 m
2004
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
17th (q)
75.55 m
2005
Mediterranean Games
Almería , Spain
2nd
75.57 m
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
11th (q)
74.99 m
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
17th (q)
72.94 m
World Cup
Athens, Greece
5th
74.13 m
2007
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
22nd (q)
71.58 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , PR China
18th (q)
74.33 m
2009
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
23rd (q)
72.02 m
Mediterranean Games
Pescara, Italy
3rd
73.69 m
2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
37th (q)
67.19 m
References
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