Greece at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
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WA code | GRE |
National federation | Hellenic Athletic Federation |
Website | www |
in Gothenburg | |
Competitors | 13 |
European Athletics Indoor Championships appearances (overview) | |
Greece competed at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1-3 March 2013 with a team of 12 athletes. [1]
Name | Event | Place | Notes |
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Konstantinos Filippidis | Men's pole vault | 4th | 5.76 m |
Antonios Mastoras | Men's high jump | 4th | 2.29 m |
Louis Tsatoumas | Men's long jump | 5th | 8.00 m |
Konstantinos Douvalidis | Men's 60 m hurdles | 7th | 7.64 |
Konstantinos Baniotis | Men's high jump | 9th | 2.19 m |
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Women's pole vault | 10th (q) | 4.36 m |
Ekaterini Stefanidi | Women's pole vault | 13th (q) | 4.36 m |
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