Christoforos Merousis

Christoforos Merousis (born 22 March 1982) is a Greek long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished in 116th place with a time of 2:29:39.[2]

Christoforos Merousis
Merousis at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982
Chios, Greece
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2:19.00 (2015)

Christoforos Merousis is the only Greek Athlete that has won the Greek Championship of the Athens_Classic_Marathon 4 consecutive years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1999 1st IAAF World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th 2000 m Steeplechase Boys 5:55.01 - [7]
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 16th (sf) 3000 m
steeplechase		 9:09.55
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 3000 m
steeplechase		 8:51.87
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 3000 m
steeplechase		 8:55.69
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th 10,000 m 29:56.92
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 6th 10,000 m 30:16.99
2015 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 1st Marathon 2:21:22
2016 Spetses mini Marathon Spetses, Greece 1st 25 km 1:26:15
Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 116th Marathon 2:29:39
Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 10th Marathon 2:24:58
2017 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 9th Marathon 2:28:19
2018 Athens Classic Marathon Athens, Greece 8th Marathon 2:23:43 [8]

References
  1. "Christoforos Merousis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. "31st Athens Classic Marathon, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  4. "32nd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  5. "33rd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  6. "33rd Athens Marathon - the Authentic, Results: Finish, Greek Championship, Division Men".
  7. "2000 Metres Steeplechase Result | 1st IAAF World Youth Championships".
  8. "Classic Marathon". sportsfeed. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.


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