Christos Vartzakis

Christos Vartzakis (1911 – 7 September 2009)^[1] was a Greek marathon runner. He won the Greek Championship in 1948 and 1953.^[2]

Between the ages of 36 and 79 Vartzakis participated in a university study on the effects of ageing on performance, which showed that his average speed decreased by 30% over a period of 43 years.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Απεβίωσε ο μεγάλος αθλητής Χρήστος Βαρτζάκης" (in Greek). enet.gr. 2009-09-08. http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.a8lhtismos&id=80097. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
2. ^ "Marathon List for 1953". arrs.net. http://www.arrs.net/MaraList/ML_1953.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
3. ^ McArdle, William D.; Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch (2007). Exercise physiology: energy, nutrition, and human performance. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0781749905. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=SRptlOx7yj4C&pg=PA901&lpg=PA901&dq=%22Christos+Vartzakis%22+-98&source=bl&ots=G52hvZETpG&sig=Egrqn0z5cAG5tFoBMBCoserqCXA&hl=en&ei=wBrLSsPzA5iI6wOw642nDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=%22Christos%20Vartzakis%22%20-98&f=false. 

Further reading

• Tsagkarakis, Kostas; Christos Vartzakis: Running is my life; General Secretariat for the Olympic Games, 2004. ISBN 960-8229-49-9

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Name	Vartzakis, Christos
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Date of birth	1911
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Date of death	2009-09-07
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