| Birth Date: | 18 June 1973 |
| Weight: | 1200NaN0 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Hammer throw |
| Updated: | 14 August 2012 |
Alexandros Papadimitriou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 7th | 62.62 m | |
| 1992 | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 66.96 m | ||
| 1996 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 16th (q) | 74.46 m | ||
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 4th | 75.70 m | |
| 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 | Sydney, Australia | 12th | 73.30 m | ||
| 2001 | Edmonton, Canada | 16th (q) | 75.63 m | ||
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 76.98 m | ||
| 2002 | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 80.21 m | ||
| 2003 | Paris, France | 8th | 77.79 m | ||
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 17th (q) | 75.55 m | ||
| 2005 | Almería, Spain | 2nd | 75.57 m | ||
| Helsinki, Finland | 11th (q) | 74.99 m | |||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (q) | 72.94 m | |
| Athens, Greece | 5th | 74.13 m | |||
| 2007 | Osaka, Japan | 22nd (q) | 71.58 m | ||
| 2008 | Beijing, PR China | 18th (q) | 74.33 m | ||
| 2009 | Berlin, Germany | 23rd (q) | 72.02 m | ||
| Pescara, Italy | 3rd | 73.69 m | |||
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 37th (q) | 67.19 m | ||