Konstantinos Douvalidis

Konstantinos "Kostas" Douvalidis (Greek: Κώστας Δουβαλίδης; born 10 March 1987) is a Greek hurdler.

Konstantinos Douvalidis
Kostas Douvalidis in 2018
Personal information
Born (1987-03-10) 10 March 1987
Drama, Greece
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles
60 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)13.33 sec NR
7.59 sec NR
Medal record
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Minsk110 m hurdles
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first placeMersin 2013110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third placeTarragona 2018110 m hurdles

He was born in Drama. As a junior, he won the silver medal at the 2005 European Athletics Championships, the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships. He was sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2012 European Championships.

He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[2] He has participated in four consecutive Olympic Games (2008-2020).

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Greece
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd 110 m h (91.4 cm) 13.99 s
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 3rd 110 m h (99.0 cm) 13.39 s (+1.5 m/s) NJ
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 28th (h) 110 m h 13.74 s
European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 1st 110 m h 13.49 s (-0.4 m/s) NR
7th (h)† 4 × 100 m relay 40.10†
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 11th (sf) 110 m h 13.55 s
2009 European Indoor Championships Torino, Italy 14th (sf) 60 m h 7.82 s
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 17th (h) 110 m h 13.80 s
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th (h) 110 m h 13.59 s
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 17th (h) 60 m h 7.83 s
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 110 m h 13.59 s
Olympic Games London, UK 23rd (sf) 110 m h 13.77 s
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th 60 m h 7.64 s
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st 110 m h 13.45 s (CR)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (h) 110 m h 13.55 s
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 9th (sf) 60 m h 7.62 s
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 15th (sf) 110 m h 13.66 s
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th 60 m h 7.64 s
World Championships Beijing, China 24h (sf) 110m h 13.79 s
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, USA 15th (sf) 60 m h 7.79 s
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 11th (sf) 110 m h 13.50 s
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (sf) 110 m h 13.47 s
2017 World Championships London, UK 28th (h) 110 m h 13.62 s
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, UK 14th (sf) 60 m h 7.68 s
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd 110 m h 13.67 s
European Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (sf) 110 m h 13.56 s
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, UK 5th 60 m h 7.65 s
World Championships Doha, Qatar 14th (sf) 110 m h 13.54 s
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 27th (h) 110 m h 13.63 s
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 31st (h) 60 m h 7.77 s
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 20th (h) 60 m h 7.82 s SB

†: Competed only in heat.

Personal bests
Event Performance Date Venue
110 metres hurdles 13.33 s NR 7 July 2015 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
60 meters hurdles 7.59 s NR 9 February 2020 Metz, France

References
  1. Rio 2016 bio Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Konstantinos Douvalidis at World Athletics


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