- Hristos Polihroniou
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Hristos Polihroniou (also Christos Polychroniou, Greek: Χρήστος Πολυχρονίου, born March 31, 1972) is a Greek hammer thrower.
His personal best throw is 80.08 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Athens. This ranks him second among Greek hammer throwers, only behind Alexandros Papadimitriou. [2]
He was suspended by the IAAF from May 2005 to May 2007.[1] In 2008 he was found guilty of refusal to submit to doping control, and received a life ban.[3]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Greece 1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9th 61.42 m 1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 5th 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — NM 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, USA — NM 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 27th 71.56 m 1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th 78.31 m World Student Games Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2nd 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 24th 74.02 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 26th 73.79 m 2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 27th 71.70 m References
- ^ a b IAAF profile for Hristos Polihroniou
- ^ Greek all-time list, men - Athletix
- ^ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 13 November 2008. http://www.iaaf.org/antidoping/news/newsid=48297.html. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Greek athletes
- Greek hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Greece
- Doping cases in athletics
- Greek sportspeople in doping cases
- Greek athletics biography stubs
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