Konstantinos Filippidis
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| Born | November 26, 1986 Cholargos, Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Panellinios G.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 5.91m (outdoor) NR (2015) 5.85m (indoor) NR (2017,2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Konstantinos Filippidis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Φιλιππίδης; born 26 November 1986 in Cholargos) is a Greek pole vaulter. He won the gold medal at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and the silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. He took the sixth place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Biography
Junior level
He was successful at the junior level, finishing fourth at both the
Suspension: 2007–09
In 2007 Filippidis was found guilty of
Comeback: 2010–2012
After his comeback in 2010, he improved his personal best and the national indoor record (5.70 m) and later took 4th place in the 2010 World Indoor Championships.
The following year he started the season with another national indoor record (5.72 m) and also reached the final of the
In the 2012 indoor season, Filippidis again broke the Greek national record with a vault of 5.75 m, while in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul he once again reached the final, taking 7th place. Later on that summer, he was again 7th at the final of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. After the Games, he twice improved the Greek record (first to 5.76 m and then finally to 5.80 m).
2013-2014 World Indoor Champion
On 2013 Filippídis took the first place in the World Challenge in Berlin. He managed a vault 5.70 metres on his third attempt.
Konstantinos Filippídis took the first place in the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot. The Greek champion progressed through the final with no failures until the winning height of 5.80m, winning the world indoor title with a season’s best.
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Date | Venue |
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| Pole vault (outdoor) | 5.91 m ( NR )
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4 July 2015 | Meeting Areva, Paris, France
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| Pole vault (indoor) | 5.85 m ( NR )
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3 March 2017 | Belgrade, Serbia
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing Greece
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| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada
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4th | 4.95 m | |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy
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4th | 5.35 m | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain
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9th (q) | 5.60 m | |
| Mediterranean Games | Almeria, Spain
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1st | 5.60 m | ||
| European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania
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2nd | 5.45 m | ||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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14th (q) | 5.45 m | ||
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey
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2nd | 5.75 m (NR) | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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26th (q) | 5.35 m | |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia
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9th | 5.15 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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15th (q) | 5.55 m | ||
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
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4th | 5.65 m | |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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21st (q) | 5.40 m | ||
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France
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5th | 5.61 m | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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6th | 5.75 m (=NR) | ||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
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7th | 5.70 m | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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5th | 5.72 m (SB) | ||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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6th | 5.65 m | ||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
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4th | 5.76 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia
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10th | 5.65 m | ||
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 1st | 5.80 m | |
| European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland
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7th | 5.60 m | ||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic
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5th | 5.75 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China
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25th (q) | 5.55 m | ||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 7th | 5.65 m | |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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7th | 5.30 m | ||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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7th | 5.50 m | ||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia
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2nd | 5.85 m (NR i)
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| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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7th | 5.70 | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany
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6th | 5.75 m | ||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom
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8th (q) | 5.60 m1 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar
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13th (q) | 5.70 m | ||
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Torun, Poland
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11th (q) | 5.50 m | |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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22nd (q) | 5.50 m | ||
1No mark in the final
See also
References
- ^ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ Greek athletics records Archived 2013-04-14 at archive.today – The Athletics Site
External links
- Konstantinos Filippidis at World Athletics
- Konstantinos Filippidis at World Athletics
- Konstantinos Filippidis at Olympedia
- Konstantinos Filippidis at Olympics.com
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