Fullname: | Christos Spyrou |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1976 |
Birth Place: | Athens, Greece |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 83.8kg (184.7lb) |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Weight Class: | 85 kg |
Club: | Olympiacos, Athina (GRE) |
Team: | National team |
Coach: | Panagiotis Spyrou |
Pb: | Snatch:172.5kg (1999) Clean and jerk: 207.5kg (1999) Total: 380kg (1999) |
Christos Spyrou (born November 14, 1976, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek weightlifter. He finished 13th in the 70 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics[1] and 7th in the 85 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Spyrou also represented Greece at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, and most recently at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships.
His father Panagiotis Spyrou was also a weightlifter and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics (75 kg event).
His son Panagiotis Spyrou is also a weightlifter and competes representing Greece at international competitions.
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||||
Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||
Sydney, Australia | 170.0 | 6 | 205.0 | 6 | 375.0 | 7 | |||||||
Atlanta, United States | 140.0 | 145.0 | 11 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 12 | 322.5 | 13 | |||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||
Piraeus, Greece | 172.5 | 6 | 207.5 | 380 | 4 | ||||||||
1996 | Warschau, Poland | 70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 165.0 | 305.0 | |||||||
1995 | Guangzhou, China | 70 kg | 137.5 | 142.5 | 14 | --- | |||||||
1995 | Warschau, Poland | 70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 165.0 | 305.0 | |||||||
1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 70 kg | 120.0 | --- | --- | 10 | 150.0 | --- | --- | 8 | 270.0 | 7 | |
1993 | Cheb, Czech Republic | 70 kg | 112.5 | --- | --- | 19 | 145.0 | --- | --- | 16 | 257.5 | 17 | |
European Championships | |||||||||||||
2005 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 85 kg | 145.0 | 17 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 17 | 330.0 | 16 | ||||
2003 | Loutraki, Greece | 85 kg | 162.5 | 9 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 202.5 | 5 | 365.0 | 7 | |||
2002 | Antalya, Turkey | 85 kg | 165.0 | 170.0 | --- | ||||||||
1999 | La Coruna, Spain | 77 kg | 157.5 | 6 | 190.0 | 7 | 347.5 | 7 | |||||
1998 | Riesa, Germany | 77 kg | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 10 | 180.0 | 12 | 327.5 | 10 | |||
1996 | Prag, Czech Republic | 70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 165.0 | 305.0 | |||||||
1996 | Stavanger, Norway | 70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 8 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 4 | 315.0 | 4 | |||
1995 | Beer Sheva,Israel | 70 kg | 137.5 | 142.5 | 170.0 | 312.5 | |||||||
1994 | Rome, Italy | 70 kg | 120.0 | 11 | 155.0 | 11 | 275 | 11 | |||||
1992 | Reims,France | 67,5 kg | 100.0 | 4 | 127.5 | 4 | 227.5 | 4 |