Labros Papakostas Explained
Labros Papakostas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λάμπρος Παπακώστας, born 20 October 1969 in Karditsa) is a retired Greek high jumper who won two silver medals at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 and 1997.
His personal best, achieved in Athens in 1992, was 2.36 metres, when he took the Greek national record from Panagiotis Kontaxakis.
He is an eight-time national champion for Greece in the men's high jump event.
Achievements
Representing |
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1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 2nd | 2.25 m |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 12th | 2.15 m |
Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 19th (q) | 2.10 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 22nd (q) | 2.15 m |
1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 2.20 m |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 15th | 2.15 m |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 18th (q) | 2.20 m |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 9th | 2.23 m |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 2.28 m |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 2.35 m |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (q) | 2.27 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 2.32 m |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 2.32 m |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | 2.32 m |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th | 2.26 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 29th (q) | 2.15 m | |
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