Christoforos Merousis

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Christoforos Merousis
Christoforos Merousis - Rio 2016.jpg
Merousis at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 43)
Chios, Greece
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event
 Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:19.00 (2015)

Christoforos Merousis (born 22 March 1982) is a Greek long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] He finished in 116th place with a time of 2:29:39. [2]

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Christoforos Merousis is the only Greek Athlete that has won the Greek Championship of the Athens_Classic_Marathon 4 consecutive years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1999 1st IAAF World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th2000 m Steeplechase Boys 5:55.01 - [7]
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 16th (sf)3000 m
steeplechase		 9:09.55
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd3000 m
steeplechase		 8:51.87
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd3000 m
steeplechase		 8:55.69
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th10,000 m 29:56.92
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 6th10,000 m 30:16.99
2015Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 1stMarathon2:21:22
2016 Spetses mini Marathon Spetses, Greece 1st25 km1:26:15
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 116thMarathon 2:29:39
Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 10thMarathon2:24:58
2017Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 9thMarathon2:28:19
2018 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 8thMarathon2:23:43 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Christoforos Merousis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "31st Athens Classic Marathon, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  4. ↑ "32nd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  5. ↑ "33rd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  6. ↑ "33rd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  7. ↑ "2000 Metres Steeplechase Result | 1st IAAF World Youth Championships".
  8. ↑ "Classic Marathon". sportsfeed. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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