Christos Papanikolaou
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| Born | 25 November 1941 Trikala, Greece | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Greece | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||
| Club | GS Trikalon, Panathinaikos | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1st | |||||||||||
| Personal best | 5.49 m (1970) | |||||||||||
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Christos Papanikolaou (
Greek Athlete of the Year
, for the years 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1970.
Biography
At a young age Papanikolaou joined the Sports Club of Trikala. After completing his high school he enrolled to the Sports Academy of Athens. While in Athens, he joined Panathinaikos.
His greatest ever championship achievements only came when he won the silver medal at the 1966 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Papanikolaou trained in the United States at
Papanikolaou was ranked by Track and Field News among the top ten pole vaulters a total of seven times between 1966 and 1972, more than any other Greek athlete. His highest position was second in 1970.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 5.05 |
| 1967 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | 5.15 CR |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 4th | 5.35 |
| 1970 | Universiade | Turin, Italy | 2nd | 5.42 |
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 5.20 CR |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 11th | 5.00 |
References
- ^ a b Khristos Papanikolaou. Sports-reference.com.
- ^ Smith shrugs off muscle pull to win Olympics 200-meter. Rome News – Tribune. 17 October 1968.
- ^ Verschoth, Anita (1 February 1971) Wait-listed For The Pantheon. Sports Illustrated
- ^ SPORTS BETTING – Online Sports Betting, Casino, Poker & Horse Racing Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Bettingexpress.com. Retrieved on 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Past Covers 1970". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Men's World Record Pole Vault Progression. track-and-field-jumpers.com
- ^ All Greeks in "Track and Field News" Magazine World Rankings 1947 – 2003. athletix.org
External links
- Profile (in Greek)
