Christoforos Merousis
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Chios, Greece | 22 March 1982
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 2:19.00 (2015) |
Christoforos Merousis (born 22 March 1982) is a Greek long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished in 116th place with a time of 2:29:39.[2]
Christoforos Merousis is the only Greek Athlete that has won the Greek Championship of the Athens_Classic_Marathon 4 consecutive years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | 1st IAAF World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | 2000 m Steeplechase Boys | 5:55.01 - [7] |
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 16th (sf) | 3000 m steeplechase |
9:09.55 |
2001 | European Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 3rd | 3000 m steeplechase |
8:51.87 |
2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 3000 m steeplechase |
8:55.69 |
European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9th | 10,000 m | 29:56.92 | |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 6th | 10,000 m | 30:16.99 |
2015 | Athens Classic Marathon | Athens, Greece | 1st | Marathon | 2:21:22 |
2016 | Spetses mini Marathon | Spetses, Greece | 1st | 25 km | 1:26:15 |
Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 116th | Marathon | 2:29:39 | |
Athens Classic Marathon | Athens, Greece | 10th | Marathon | 2:24:58 | |
2017 | Athens Classic Marathon | Athens, Greece | 9th | Marathon | 2:28:19 |
2018 | Athens Classic Marathon | Athens, Greece | 8th | Marathon | 2:23:43 [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Christoforos Merousis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "31st Athens Classic Marathon, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
- ^ "32nd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
- ^ "33rd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
- ^ "33rd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
- ^ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Result | 1st IAAF World Youth Championships".
- ^ "Classic Marathon". sportsfeed. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Khristoforos Merousis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Greek male long-distance runners
- Greek male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Greece
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Greece
- People from Chios
- 21st-century Greek sportsmen
- Greek athletics biography stubs