Michael Kalomiris
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1986 |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Marathon |
Michael Kalomiris (born 9 October 1986) is a Greek long distance runner and attorney who specializes in the marathon.[1][2]
Kalomiris qualified for the 2016 Olympics due to his top-ten finish of eighth in the 2015 Rome Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.[2][3] This was despite the fact that his time in that race was 10.5 minutes below the Olympic qualifying standard;[4] not knowing about the Gold Label qualification method, Kalomiris was amazed to see his name on a list of Olympic athletes.[2] He took a three-month leave of absence from his job as a lawyer to train for the Olympic marathon.[5][6]
In the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished in 132nd place with a time of 2:37:03.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Kalomiris". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Yiannis Papadopoulos (16 July 2016). "Athens lawyer unexpectedly qualifies for marathon at Rio Olympics | Sports". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Sports (4 August 2016). "Greek lawyer had no idea he had qualified for the Olympic marathon". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Alex Baker (4 August 2016). "Greek lawyer unknowingly qualifies for Rio Olympics". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt. "Meet the Greek marathoner who didn't realize he had qualified for the Olympics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Marathon runner unknowingly qualifies for the Olympics - Canadian Running Magazine". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Michail Kalomoiris". 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.
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