Georgios Panagiotopoulos
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Georgios Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 12 August 1969) is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships,[1] finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games,[2] and finished fifth at the 1997 World Championships.
His personal best time was 20.32 seconds, achieved at the World Championships in Athens. This ranks him fifth among Greek 200 metres sprinters, behind Konstantinos Kenteris, Anastassios Gousis, Thomas Sbokos and Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas.[3] In the 100 metres, his personal best was 10.19 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Patras. This ranks him eleventh among Greek 100 metres sprinters.[3]
Honours
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Greece
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| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 21.22 |
| 1993 | Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 5th | 200 m | 21.13 |
| 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 39.26 | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th (sf) | 4 x 100 m relay | 39.00 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 200 m | 20.99 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 200m | 20.92 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4x100m relay | 39.25 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 30th (h) | 200 m | 20.86 |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | 200 m | 20.53 |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 200 m | 20.32 PB | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 21.11 |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 4 x 100 m relay | 39.07 | |
References
[edit]- ^ 1994 European Indoor Championships, men's 200 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
- ^ a b All time best Balkan athletes, men Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
- All Time Outdoor Top Twenty Athletes. SEGAS. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.
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