Christos Spyrou

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Christos Spyrou
Personal information
Full nameChristos Spyrou
Born (1976-11-14) 14 November 1976 (age 47)
Athens, Greece
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight83.80 kg (184.7 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
ClubOlympiacos, Athina (GRE)
TeamNational team
Coached byPanagiotis Spyrou
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Snatch:172.5kg (1999) Clean and jerk: 207.5kg (1999) Total: 380kg (1999)

Christos Spyrou (born November 14, 1976, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek weightlifter. He finished 13th in the 70 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics[1] and 7th in the 85 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics[2]. Spyrou also represented Greece at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, and most recently at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships.

His father Panagiotis Spyrou was also a weightlifter and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics (75 kg event).

His son Panagiotis Spyrou is also a weightlifter and competes representing Greece at international competitions.

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2000 AustraliaSydney, Australia 85 kg 170.0 175.0 175.0 6 205.0 205.0 210.0 6 375.0 7
1996 United StatesAtlanta, United States 70 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 11 172.5 177.5 180.0 12 322.5 13
World Championships
1999 GreecePiraeus, Greece 85 kg 172.5 177.5 177.5 6 207.5 212.5 212.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 380 4
1996 PolandWarschau, Poland 70 kg 135.0 140.0 142.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 165.0 170.0 172.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 305.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1995 ChinaGuangzhou, China 70 kg 137.5 142.5 148.0 14 177.5 177.5 177.5 ---
1995 PolandWarschau, Poland 70 kg 135.0 140.0 140.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 165.0 165.0 170.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 305.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1994 IndonesiaJakarta, Indonesia 70 kg 120.0 --- --- 10 150.0 --- --- 8 270.0 7
1993 Czech RepublicCheb, Czech Republic 70 kg 112.5 --- --- 19 145.0 --- --- 16 257.5 17
European Championships
2005 BulgariaSofia, Bulgaria 85 kg 145.0 145.0 145.0 17 180.0 185.0 187.5 17 330.0 16
2003 GreeceLoutraki, Greece 85 kg 162.5 167.5 167.5 9 195.0 200.0 202.5 5 365.0 7
2002 TurkeyAntalya, Turkey 85 kg 165.0 170.0 172.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 200.0 200.0 200.0 ---
1999 SpainLa Coruna, Spain 77 kg 157.5 162.5 162.5 6 190.0 195.0 195.0 7 347.5 7
1998 GermanyRiesa, Germany 77 kg 140.0 145.0 147.5 10 180.0 185.0 185.0 12 327.5 10
1996 Czech RepublicPrag, Czech Republic 70 kg 135.0 140.0 140.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 165.0 165.0 170.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 305.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1996 NorwayStavanger, Norway 70 kg 135.0 135.0 140.0 8 170.0 175.0 180.0 4 315.0 4
1995 IsraelBeer Sheva,Israel 70 kg 137.5 142.5 145.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170.0 170.0 175.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 312.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1994 ItalyRome, Italy 70 kg 120.0 11 155.0 11 275 11
1992 FranceReims,France 67,5 kg 100.0 100.0 105.0 4 127.5 127.5 127.5 4 227.5 4


References[edit]

  1. ^ "ATLANTA 1996 WEIGHTLIFTING 64 70KG LIGHTWEIGHT MEN RESULTS". Olympic Games. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "SYDNEY 2000 WEIGHTLIFTING 85KG MEN RESULTS". Olympic Games. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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