Dimitrios Gravalos
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| Nationality |  Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1984 Kalamaria, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Panellinios GS (GRE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Parharidou Pinelopi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400 m: 45.94 s (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dimitrios Gravalos (Greek: Δημήτρης Γράβαλος; born April 18, 1984, in Kalamaria) is a Greek sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] He won the gold medal for the 400 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships in Tampere, Finland, with a time of 46.54 seconds.[2]
Gravalos competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Stylianos Dimotsios, Konstadinos Anastasiou, and Pantelis Melachroinoudis. He ran on the second leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 45.66 seconds. The team finished the relay in fifteenth place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.30, failing to advance into the final.[3]
Honours
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 20th (sf) | 400m | 47.83 |
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m | 46.54 |
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 4th | 400 m | 47.64 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.30 SB |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.29 |
| 6th | 400 m | 46.29 SB | |||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.12 |
| 17th (sf) | 400 m | 46.30 SB | |||
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.36 |
| 7th | 400 m | 46.76 SB | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitrios Gravalos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Landells, Steve (27 July 2003). "Clean sweep by Finnish javelin throwers on third day of Euro-juniors". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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