Dimitrios Gravalos
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| Nationality |
 Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
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18 April 1984 Kalamaria, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Panellinios GS (GRE) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Parharidou Pinelopi | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 45.94 s (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dimitrios Gravalos (Greek: Δημήτρης Γράβαλος; born April 18, 1984 in Kalamaria) is a Greek sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] He won the gold medal for the 400 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships in Tampere, Finland, with a time of 46.54 seconds.[2]
Gravalos competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Stylianos Dimotsios, Konstadinos Anastasiou, and Pantelis Melachroinoudis. He ran on the second leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 45.66 seconds. The team finished the relay in seventh place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.30, failing to advance into the final.[3]
Honours
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 20th (sf) | 400m | 47.83 |
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m | 46.54 |
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 4th | 400 m | 47.64 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.30 SB |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.29 |
| 6th | 400 m | 46.29 SB | |||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.12 |
| 17th (sf) | 400 m | 46.30 SB | |||
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.36 |
| 7th | 400 m | 46.76 SB | |||
References
- ↑ "Dimitrios Gravalos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Landells, Steve (27 July 2003). "Clean sweep by Finnish javelin throwers on third day of Euro-juniors". IAAF. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links
- Dimitrios Gravalos profile at IAAF
- NBC Olympics Profile
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