Greek Athletes in International Competitions

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Greece got 3 medals at the European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus. 
The breakdown 
Maria Rafailidou - Women's Shot Put Under 23 - Bronze (15.74) SB
Giannis Korakidis - Men's Hammer Throw Under 23 - Bronze (71.08) SB
Yiannis Kyriazis - Men's Javelin Throw - Gold (84.38) EL 

Edited March 16, 2025 by Antaeus7

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4 Greek athletes are competing in Eugene, Oregon for the NCAA outdoor track and field finals tomorrow June 10. 

The participants 
Angelos Mantzouranis (Minnesota) - Men's Hammer Throw
Kostas Zaltos (Minnesota) - Men's Hammer Throw 
Dimitris Pavlidis (Kansas) - Men's Discus Throw 
Andrea Mita (Houston) - Men's High Jump 

Edited June 10, 2025 by Antaeus7

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Zaltos won the NCAA title with a new personal best of 78.08, just 12 cm short of the entry standard for Tokyo 2025. 
Mantzouranis finished second at 76.96. Both were outstanding this season. Question now is who will lead the charge for Greece at Madrid this coming late June? 

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Elina Tzengko won her first Diamond League title, finishing first at 64.57 on her very first throw. Congrats! 
She became the 4th Greek athlete to win DL title. 

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The European Throwing Cup in Limassol, Cyprus will go on as normal despite a potential threat to the country from the Iran war. European Athletics will monitor the situation, the event will take place March 14-15. 

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I do apologize, I got the wrong city. It's in Nicosia
13 Greek athletes will be participating in this event. 

SHOT PUT 
Jason Macherias
Maria Magoulia
Maria Raphaelidou (U23)

DISCUS
Dimitris Pavlidis
Kristy Anagnostopoulou
Ioanna Arabatzi

HAMMER 
Mihail Anastasakis
Christos Frantzeskakis
Giorgios Papanastasiou (U23)
Stavroula Kosmidou
Paraskevi Polli (U23)

JAVELIN
Dimitris Tsitsos
Elina Tzengko
 

Edited 8 hours ago by Antaeus7