Christos Mantikas (1902 – 6 June 1960) was a Greek sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres, 100 metres hurdles, 440 metres hurdles and relay events at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

He also competed in 400m Hurdles in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

where he finished 6th in the final. From 1935 to 1939 Mantikas medalled three times in the 440 yards hurdles event and once in the 120 yards hurdles event at the prestigious

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the officia ...

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1902 births 1960 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Greek male sprinters Greek male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Greece Greeks from the Ottoman Empire Sportspeople from Chios 20th-century Greek people {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub