Christoforos Merousis

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Christoforos Merousis
Christoforos Merousis - Rio 2016.jpg
Merousis at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 39)
Chios, Greece
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2:19.00 (2015)

Christoforos Merousis (born 22 March 1982) is a Greek long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished in 116th place with a time of 2:29:39.[2]

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 16th (sf) 3000 m
steeplechase 		9:09.55
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 3000 m
steeplechase 		8:51.87
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 3000 m
steeplechase 		8:55.69
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th 10,000 m 29:56.92
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 6th 10,000 m 30:16.99
2015 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 1st Marathon 2:21:22
2016 Spetses mini Marathon Spetses, Greece 1st 25 km 1:26:15
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 116th Marathon 2:29:39
Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 10th Marathon 2:24:58
2017 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 9th Marathon 2:28:19
2018 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 8th Marathon 2:23:43 [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Christoforos Merousis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Classic Marathon". sportsfeed. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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