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Greek sprinter (born 1984)

Dimitrios Gravalos
Personal information
Nationality Greece
Born (1984-04-18) 18 April 1984 (age 40)
Kalamaria, Greece
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event4 × 400 metres relay
ClubPanellinios GS (GRE)
Coached byParharidou Pinelopi
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 45.94 s (2006)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Greece
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tampere 400 m
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 4x400 m relay

Dimitrios Gravalos (Greek: Δημήτρης Γράβαλος; born April 18, 1984, in Kalamaria) is a Greek sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal for the 400 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships in Tampere, Finland, with a time of 46.54 seconds.

Gravalos competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Stylianos Dimotsios, Konstadinos Anastasiou, and Pantelis Melachroinoudis. He ran on the second leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 45.66 seconds. The team finished the relay in fifteenth place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.30, failing to advance into the final.

Honours

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Greece
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 20th (sf) 400m 47.83
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 400 m 46.54
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 4th 400 m 47.64
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.30 SB
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.29
6th 400 m 46.29 SB
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.12
17th (sf) 400 m 46.30 SB
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.36
7th 400 m 46.76 SB

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitrios Gravalos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. Landells, Steve (27 July 2003). "Clean sweep by Finnish javelin throwers on third day of Euro-juniors". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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