Konstadinos Gatsioudis Explained

Sport:Track and field
Event:Javelin throw
Birth Place:Didymoteicho, Greece
Height:1.89 m
Weight:97 kg
Pb:NR 91.69 m (2000)

Konstadinos Gatsioudis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κωνσταντίνος Γκατσιούδης; born 17 December 1973) is a retired Greek track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw of 91.69 m, achieved in 2000, is the Greek record.

Born in Didymoteicho, Gatsioudis set a world junior record in 1990 and eight national records during his career. He was named the 1997 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

International competitions

Representing
1990Plovdiv, Bulgaria6th69.90 m
1992Seoul, South Korea3rd75.92 m
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany17th (q)76.70 m
Narbonne, France3rd77.00 m
1994 European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (q)78.56 m
1995Rome, Italy3rd82.70 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States10th81.46 m
1997Bari, Italy1st89.22 m
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece3rd86.64 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain2nd89.18 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia6th86.53 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada3rd89.95 m

Seasonal bests by year