Haralabos Papadias Explained

Birth Date:24 January 1975
Pb:6.50 (60m), 10.15 (100m)

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

Representing
1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal26th (h)[2] 100m10.73 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden4th60 m6.65
1997Paris, France1st60 m6.50 NR
Athens, Greece18th (h)100 m10.23
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain19th (h)60 m6.71
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd100 m10.17 PB
4th4 x 100 m relay39.07
World CupJohannesburg, South Africa6th100 m10.15 PB

References

  1. http://athletix.org/?p=1894 All time best Balkan athletes, men
  2. Did not show in the quarterfinal.