Dimitrios Pavlidis

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Dimitrios Pavlidis
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Discus
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsDiscus 65.11 m (Ramona, 2025) NR

Dimitrios Pavlidis (born 21 September 2003) is a Greek discus thrower. He is the Greek national record holder and has won multiple Greek Athletics Championships. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [1]

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Career

He finished in fourth place at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia with a throw of 61.77 metres. He set a Greek national record with a throw of 64.90 metres in 2023. [2] [3] [4] He won the Greek Athletics Championships in the discus throw in June 2024, with a throw of 61.54 metres. [5]

He set a new Greek national record with a throw of 65.11 metres in Ramona, Oklahoma in April 2025. [6] In June 2025, he finished ninth at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain, with a throw of 59.78 m. [7]

He finished in fifth place at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway in July 2025, with a throw of 58.99 metres, having thrown 59.74 metres in qualification. [8] [9] He retained his national title in Volos at the Greek Championships in August 2025. [10] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, throwing 62.49 metres. [11] [12]

Personal life

He attended University of Kansas in the United States where he competed for the Kansas Jayhawks from 2022. [4] [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dimitrios Pavlidis". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 Sep 2025.
  2. 1 2 "KU's Pavlidis sets school and national record on second day of Kansas Relays". Hutchpost. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 20 Sep 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Dimitris Pavlidis: "I can't comprehend 64.90!"". iruag.gr. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 20 Sep 2025.
  5. ↑ "Greek Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Greek record with 65.11 in the discus throw by Dimitris Pavlidis!". irunmag.gr. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "German throwers in commanding form on opening morning session in Bergen". European Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 Sep 2025.
  9. ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Greek Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "World athletics championships: Greece's team departs Misato for Tokyo on Thursday". Prothema.gr. 10 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 Sep 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tokyo 2025: Strong Pavlidis with a throw of 62.49 meters". Segas.gr. September 20, 2025. Retrieved 20 Sep 2025.


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