Panayotis Papoulias

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Panayotis Papoulias
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Greece
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Stockholm 3000 m

Panayotis Papoulias (Greek: Παναγιώτης Παπούλιας; born 9 December 1969) is a Greek former track and field athlete who competing middle- and long-distance running events. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1] He was a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1995 and 1997) and also ran at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 1998 European Athletics Championships.[2]

Papoulias was a six-time national champion at the Greek Athletics Championships, winning two 1500 metres titles and four over 5000 metres.[3] He is the Greek national record holder in the 3000 m and 5000 m events with personal bests of 7:44.26 minutes and 13:28.59 minutes, respectively.[4] He also holds the national indoor records for the 1500 m (3:39.63) and 3000 m (7:43.66). He was a member of Olympiacos CFP during his career.[5]

He was a double bronze medallist in the 3000 metres and 5000 m at the 1997 European Cup.[6] He was the first long-distance medallist for Greece at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and as of 2016, remains the only such Greek athlete.[1]

Personal bests

Outdoor
  • 1500 m – 3:37.38 min (1997)
  • 3000 m – 7:44.26 min (1996)
  • 5000 m – 13:28.59 min (1995)
  • 10,000 m – 29:18.85 min (2003)
  • 3000 m s'chase – 8:28.62 min (1999)
Indoor
  • 1500 m – 3:39.63 min (1998)
  • 3000 m – 7:43.66 min (1998)
  • All info from IAAF and All Athletics[2][7]

National titles

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 5000 m DNF[8]
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (heats) 5000 m 14:00.93
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 3000 m 7:50.80
1997 European Cup Munich, Germany 3rd 3000 m 7:45.65
3rd 5000 m 13:40.02
World Championships Athens, Greece 10th (heats) 1500 m 3:40.30
12th (heats) 5000 m 13:58.27
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 9th 3000 m 8:01.14[9]
World Cross Country Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 52nd Short race 11:41
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th (heats) 3000 m s'chase 8:45.01[10]
1999 Balkan Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 1st 1500 m 3:44.76[11]
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 3000 m DNF

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 European Athletics Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Panayiótis Papoulias. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Greek Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  4. National Lists of Greece (Men). Apulanta. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  5. Στατιστικά>Ρεκόρ> Πανελλήνια>Κλειστού Στίβου (Greek). SEGAS. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  6. European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  7. Panayotis PAPOULIAS. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  8. 1995 Universiade Men´s 5000 m results. Universiade. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  9. 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships Results (p. 559–560). European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  10. Men 400m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN) - Sunday 23.08. Todor66. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  11. Balkan Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.

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