Greece at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships

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Greece at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Host city Belgrade, Serbia
Date(s)3–5 March
Main stadium Kombank Arena
Participation7 athletes
Events6
Records set5

Greece competed at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, from 3 to 5 March 2017 with a team of 7 athletes (3 men and 4 women) in six events. [1]

Greece republic in Southeast Europe

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, self-identified and historically known as Hellas, is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2017 edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 34th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2017 at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. This was the second time this event was held in the city after the 1969 edition then known as the European Indoor Games, and the first time in more than 30 years that the competition was held in Eastern Europe. The three-day competition featured 13 men's and 13 women's athletics events and took place over two morning and three afternoon sessions.

Belgrade City in Serbia

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkans. The urban area of the City of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million, while nearly 1.7 million people live within its administrative limits.

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Medals

NameEventMedalNotes
Ekaterini Stefanidi Women's pole vaultGold medal icon.svg Gold 4.85 m WL
Konstadinos Filippidis Men's pole vaultSilver medal icon.svg Silver 5.85 m NR
Paraskevi Papachristou Women's triple jumpBronze medal icon.svg Bronze 14.24 m SB

Results

NameEventPlaceNotes
Elisavet Pesiridou Women's 60 m hurdles9th 8.10 s
Emmanouil Karalis Men's pole vault11th 5.50 m

See also

Greece at the European Athletics Indoor Championships

Greece at the European Athletics Indoor Championships

Greece (GRE) has competed at the European Indoor Athletics Championships since the 1970 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Vienna, Austria. As of 2017, Greek athletes have won a total of 29 medals. Most of them (11) were won in the event of 60 metres.

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