Haralabos Papadias

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Haralabos Papadias
Personal information
Born24 January 1975
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)6.50 (60m), 10.15 (100m)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Greece
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris 60 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Budapest 100 m

Haralabos Papadias (Χαράλαμπος Παπαδιάς; born 24 January 1975) is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

He won the gold medal in 60 metres at the 1997 World Indoor Championships, in a time of 6.50 seconds (NR). He also finished fourth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships, and finished sixth at the 1998 IAAF World Cup. He also competed at the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best time was 10.15 seconds, achieved at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in Johannesburg. This ranks him fourth among Greek 100 metres sprinters, behind Angelos Pavlakakis, Aristotelis Gavelas and Christoforos Choidis.[1]

Honours[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Greece
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 26th (h)[2] 100m 10.73 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th 60 m 6.65
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 60 m 6.50 NR
World Championships Athens, Greece 18th (h) 100 m 10.23
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 19th (h) 60 m 6.71
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 100 m 10.17 PB
4th 4 x 100 m relay 39.07
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th 100 m 10.15 PB

References[edit]

  1. ^ All time best Balkan athletes, men Archived 2014-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
  2. ^ Did not show in the quarterfinal.