Panagiotis Papoulias

Panagiotis Papoulias (Greek: Παναγιώτης Παπούλιας; born 9 December 1969) is a Greek former track and field athlete who competing middle- and long-distance running events. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1] He was a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1995 and 1997) and also ran at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 1998 European Athletics Championships.[2]

Panagiotis Papoulias
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1969-12-09) December 9, 1969
Athens
EducationSchool of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Athens
OccupationAthletics coach
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportMiddle-distance running, Long-distance running
Event(s)1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10000 metres
Now coachingPanathinaikos Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing  Greece
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Indoor Championships 0 0 1
European Cup 0 0 2
Total 0 0 3
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1996 Stockholm3000 m
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place1997 Munich3000 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 Munich5000 m
Updated on 13 March 2017.

Papoulias was a six-time national champion at the Greek Athletics Championships, winning two 1500 metres titles and four over 5000 metres.[3] He is the Greek national record holder in the 3000 m and 5000 m events with personal bests of 7:44.26 minutes and 13:28.59 minutes, respectively, as well as the Greek record holder for the 10000 m in the M35 category.[4][5] He also holds the national indoor records for the 1500 m (3:39.63) and 3000 m (7:43.66). He was a member of GS Ilioupolis, Olympiacos and AEK during his career.[6]

He was a double bronze medallist in the 3000 metres and 5000 m at the 1997 European Cup.[7] He was the first long-distance medallist for Greece at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and as of 2016, remains the only such Greek athlete.[1]

Since September 2016 he is serving as a managing director for Panathinaikos youth academies, the team he is a fan of since childhood, as he stated.[8]

Personal bests
Outdoor
  • 1500 m – 3:37.38 min (1997)
  • 3000 m – 7:44.26 min (1996)
  • 5000 m – 13:28.59 min (1995)
  • 10,000 m – 29:18.85 min (2003)
  • 3000 m s'chase – 8:28.62 min (1999)
Indoor
  • 1500 m – 3:39.63 min (1998)
  • 3000 m – 7:43.66 min (1998)
  • All info from IAAF and All Athletics[2][9]

National titles

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan — 5000 m DNF[10]
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (heats) 5000 m 14:00.93
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 3000 m 7:50.80
1997 European Cup Munich, Germany 3rd 3000 m 7:45.65
3rd 5000 m 13:40.02
World Championships Athens, Greece 10th (heats) 1500 m 3:40.30
12th (heats) 5000 m 13:58.27
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 9th 3000 m 8:01.14[11]
World Cross Country Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 52nd Short race 11:41
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th (heats) 3000 m s'chase 8:45.01[12]
1999 Balkan Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 1st 1500 m 3:44.76[13]
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium — 3000 m DNF

References
  1. European Athletics Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  2. Panayiótis Papoulias. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  3. Greek Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  4. National Lists of Greece (Men). Apulanta. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  5. RunningNews.gr - Τα Πανελλήνια ρεκόρ ανά ηλικιακή κατηγορία, για Μαραθώνιο-Ημιμαραθώνιο και όλα τα αγωνίσματα του στίβου (in Greek)
  6. Στατιστικά>Ρεκόρ>Πανελλήνια>Κλειστού Στίβου (in Greek). SEGAS. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  7. European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  8. panathinaikos1908.gr - Στον Παναθηναϊκό Α.Ο. ο Παναγιώτης Παπούλιας! (in Greek)
  9. Panayotis PAPOULIAS. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  10. 1995 Universiade Men´s 5000 m results. Universiade. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  11. 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships Results (p. 559–560). European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  12. Men 400m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN) - Sunday 23.08. Todor66. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
  13. Balkan Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
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