Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas
2015 European Team Championships First League | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 8 March 1990 Sparta, Greece |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | 200 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.62 s (2016) 100m: 10.16 s (2017) |
Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas (Greek: Λυκούργος-Στέφανος Τσάκωνας; born 8 March 1990) is a former Greek sprinter, specializing in 200 metres.
Biography
Born in
In 2008 he improved his personal best to 21.20 seconds at
At the beginning of 2010, he was second at the Greek national indoor championship in 60 metres, setting a personal best of 6.76 seconds. He made an impressive progression in the summer season as well: in 200 meters he ran 20.77 s at the Papaflessia meeting, he won the 200 m national title and later took the second place at the 2010 European Team Championships with a performance of 20.69 seconds. At his first major senior competition, the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, he entered the final and finished in the seventh place.[4] At the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships he won the gold medal, setting a Greek U-23 Record of 20.56 seconds to beat Britain's James Alaka (The 2011 U23 champion in 100 metres).[5]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Greece
| |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 22nd (sf) | 200m | 21.83 (-0.3 m/s) |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy
|
8th | 200 m | 21.27 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
|
7th | 200 m | 20.90 |
| European Team Championships | Bergen, Norway | 2nd | 200 m | 20.69 | |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic
|
1st | 200 m | 20.56 (-1.4 m/s) (PB) |
| 8th (h)* | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.37* | |||
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
|
2nd (h) DSQ | 200 m | 20.73 |
| Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom
|
12th (sf) | 200 m | 20.52 (PB) | |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey
|
1st | 200 m | 20.45 (PB) |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia
|
17th (sf) | 200 m | 20.56 | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland
|
7th | 200 m | 20.53 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
|
11th (sf) | 200 m | 20.22 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
7th (sf) | 200 m | 20.48 |
| Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
23rd (sf) | 200 m | 20.63 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 21st (sf) | 200 m | 20.73 |
European Team Championships
|
Lille, France | 3rd | 200 m | 20.59 | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany
|
11th (sf) | 200 m | 20.54 |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.49 | |||
*: Did not finish in the semi-final.
Personal bests
| Event | Performance | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 meters | 20.09 sec | 4 June 2015 | Rome, Italy |
| 100 meters | 10.16 sec | 4 June 2017 | Gavardo, Italy |
| 150 meters | 15.04 sec | 27 May 2017 | Manchester |
References
- ^ Likourgos Tsakonas Archived 2012-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-03.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-24.
- ^ Tsákonas Likoúrgos-Stéfanos. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-07-24.
- ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Τσάκωνας. Sentragoal (2011-07-16). Retrieved on 2011-07-24.
