Alexandros Papadimitriou

Alexandros Papadimitriou

Personal information
Born	(1973-06-18) June 18, 1973
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Medal record European Championships 2002 Munich Hammer throw
Updated on 14 August 2012

Alexandros Papadimitriou (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπαδημητρίου; born 18 June 1973) is a Greek hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 80.45 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Athens. This is the current Greek record.^[1]

Papadimitriou was born in Larissa and attended The University of Texas at El Paso in the U.S.^[2] He began his career in Iraklis, moving to AEK later on.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Greece
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	62.62 m
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	6th	66.96 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	16th (q)	74.46 m
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	4th	75.70 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	19th (q)	73.92 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	27th (q)	72.47 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	7th	76.66 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	27th (q)	72.97 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th	73.30 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	16th (q)	75.63 m
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	2nd	76.98 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	80.21 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	8th	77.79 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	17th (q)	75.55 m
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	2nd	75.57 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (q)	74.99 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (q)	72.94 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	5th	74.13 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	22nd (q)	71.58 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	18th (q)	74.33 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	23rd (q)	72.02 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	3rd	73.69 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	37th (q)	67.19 m

• Alexandros Papadimitriou at World Athletics
• HellenicAthletes.com: Alexandros Papadimitriou
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandros Papadimitriou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.