Angelos Mantzouranis

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Angelos Mantzouranis
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventHammer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer: 78.61m (Minneapolis, 2025)

Angelos Mantzouranis (born 1 May 2004) is a Greek track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. [1]

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Career

Competing for the University of Minnesota he won the NCAA Division 1 West Regional hammer throw competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas with a best throw of 72.57 metres. [2] He finished third as a freshman in the hammer throw at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [3]

He increased his personal best to 78.61 metres in May 2025 at Hamline’s 'Meet of the UnSaintly', a distance that was a programme record for Minnesota, and placed him third on the all-time NCAA list, being the furthest college throw since Andras Haklits in 2002. The throw also met the qualifying standard for the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [4] He threw 76.96 metres to place runner-up at the 2025 NCAA Championships in June 2025, behind compatriot and Minnesota teammate Kostas Zaltos. [5] [6] It was the first time teammates had finished first and second in the hammer throw at the NCAA championships since 2011. [7] The following month, he was selected to represent Greece at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. [8]

Personal life

He is from Athens. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Angelos Mantzouranis". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Angelos Mantzouranis and Nikolaos Polychroniou 1st and 2nd Place Men's Hammer Throw - NCAA D1 West Outdoor Preliminary Round 2024". Runnerspace. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Greek duo Zaltos and Mantzouranis go 1-2 in NCAA hammer throw". ekathimerini.com. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota, Oregon and USC Take Home Weekly Men's Outdoor Track and Field Honors". Bigten.org. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "GREEK HAMMER THROWERS KOSTAS ZALTOS AND ANGELOS MANTZOURANIS GIVE MINNESOTA EARLY LEAD AT NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dye Stat. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Greek duo helps Minnesota to lead at NCAA track championships". ESPN. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (12 Jul 2025). "Bergen 2025 - Men's Field Preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Clayton, Ren (17 June 2025). "Gophers claim top two spots in NCAA hammer throw final". CBS News. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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