Christos Frantzeskakis
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| Born | 26 April 2000 | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | Greece | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
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| World finals | 9th | |||||||||||
| National finals | 1st | |||||||||||
| Personal best | 78.20m (2022) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Christos Frantzeskakis (Greek: Χρήστος Φραντζεσκάκης; born 26 April 2000 in Chania)[1] is a Greek athletics competitor competing in the hammer throw. He competed in the men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career[edit]
In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw event at the Balkan Athletics Championships held in Pravets, Bulgaria.[2] In that same year, he competed in the men's hammer throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] He did not qualify to compete in the final.[3]
He took the ninth place in the men's hammer throw event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Greece
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| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | - | NM |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 2nd | 84.22 NU20R |
| Balkan Championships | Pravets, Bulgaria | 1st | 76.67 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd (q) | 72.96 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 25th (q) | 72.19 |
| European Team Championships | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 2nd | 73.46 | |
| Balkan Championships | Smederevo, Serbia | 2nd | 72.74 | |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 75.23 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th | 77.04 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | 78.20 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (q) | 74.05 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Χρήστος Φραντζεσκάκης - ΣΕΓΑΣ" (in Greek). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Men's hammer throw" (PDF). Balkan Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Men's hammer throw" (PDF). IAAF - 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- Christos Frantzeskakis at World Athletics
- Christos Frantzeskakis at Olympics.com
- Christos Frantzeskakis at Olympedia
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