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Greek hammer thrower (born 2000)

Christos Frantzeskakis
Personal information
Born (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Achievements and titles
World finals9th
National finals1st
Personal best78.20m (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Greece
Balkan Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pravets Hammer throw

Christos Frantzeskakis (Greek: Χρήστος Φραντζεσκάκης; born 26 April 2000 in Chania) 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

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw event at the Balkan Athletics Championships held in Pravets, Bulgaria. In that same year, he competed in the men's hammer throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not qualify to compete in the final.

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

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Greece
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
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 18th (q) 73.11
Olympic Games Paris, France 12th 73.34 m

References

  1. "Χρήστος Φραντζεσκάκης - ΣΕΓΑΣ" (in Greek). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Men's hammer throw" (PDF). Balkan Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's hammer throw" (PDF). IAAF - 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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