Alexandros Poursanidis

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Alexandros Poursanidis
Personal information
Born (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryCypriot
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Hammer throw
Representing Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Men's hammer throw

Alexandros Poursanidis (born 23 January 1993) is a Cypriot hammer thrower.

In age-specific categories he won the silver medal at the 2010 Youth Olympics and finished fourth at the 2012 World Junior Championships, [1] eighth at the 2013 European U23 Championships and twelfth at the 2015 European U23 Championships.

He finished tenth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, no-marked in the final at the 2017 Universiade, finished fifteenth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, but won a bronze medal four years later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Won the European team cup league B in 2019 in Croatia with a mark of 71.06.

His personal best throw is 74.05 meters, achieved in 2021.

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