Georgios Zacharopoulos

Georgios Zacharopoulos

Personal information
Native name	Γεώργιος Ζαχαρόπουλος
National team	Greece
Born	(1897-12-29)29 December 1897 Agioi Pantes , Phocis
Died	23 March 1978(1978-03-23) (aged 80) Athens
Years active	1920 - 1934
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin Throw, Stone Throw, Discus Throw, Pentathlon,Long Jump
Club	Panionios G.S , Ethnikos G.S.
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1924,1928
Personal best	Javelin Throw : 63.41m (1930)

Georgios Zacharopoulos (born 29 December 1897, 23 March 1978) was a Greek athlete. ^[1] He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics. ^[2] He was a Balkan champion in the sport of javelin in 1929 and 1930 and as the Greek champion in javelin, discus throw, and stone throw.

Greek Athletics Championship Results

His recorded participations in Panhellenic games were between 1925 and 1929. He won 18 medals (11 Gold, 5 Silver , 2 Bronze) during his presence in the games. The table below lists his performances.

Year	Javelin Throw	Discus Throw	Stone Throw	Greek Discus Throw	Shot Put
1925	Gold	Silver	Gold	Bronze	Silver
1926	Gold	DNP	Gold	DNP	Silver
1927	Gold	Gold	Gold	Gold	Silver
1928	Gold	Bronze	Gold	DNP	Silver
1929	Gold	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Total	5	3	4	2	4

Balkan Athletics Championship Results

He took part in the inaugural balkan athletics championship in 1929 winning one gold medal in javelin throw. Also he competed in the 1930 edition winning another javelin throw gold.

Year	Event	Classification	Performance in m
1929	Javelin Throw	1	60.51
1930			63.41

1924 & 1928 Summer Olympic Games

In the 1924 games in Paris he competed in various track and field events and was also the flag bearer for the Greek delegation at the closing ceremony of the games. In the 1928 games in Amsterdam he competed in various track and field events. ^[2] The table below lists his performances.

Year	Host	Event	Classification
1924	Paris, France	Javelin Throw	15th
		Discus Throw	30th
		4x100 Relay	Did Not Start
		Triple Jump
		Modern Pentathlon
1928	Amsterdam,The Netherlands	Shot Put
		Discus Throw
		Javelin Throw	20 r1/2

References

1. "Georgios Zacharopoulos". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Zacharopoulos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

• Georgios Zacharopoulos at World Athletics
• Georgios Zacharopoulos at Olympedia