Georgios Panagiotopoulos ( el, Γεώργιος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 12 August 1969) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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. He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships, finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the

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,Mediterranean Games
- GBR Athletics and finished fifth at the 1997 World Championships. His personal best time was 20.32 seconds, achieved at the

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. This ranks him fifth among Greek 200 metres sprinters, behind

Konstantinos Kenteris Konstantinos "Kostas" Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos "Costas" Kederis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κεντέρης ; born July 11 1973) is a Greek former athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer ...

, Anastassios Gousis, Thomas Sbokos and

Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas ( gr, Λυκούργος-Στέφανος Τσάκωνας; born 8 March 1990) is a former Greek sprinter, specializing in 200 metres. Biography Born in Sparta, he made his first international appearance at the 2007 ...

.All time best Balkan athletes, men
- The Athletics Site In the 100 metres, his personal best was 10.19 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in

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. This ranks him eleventh among Greek 100 metres sprinters.

Honours

References

All Time Outdoor Top Twenty Athletes
SEGAS. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.

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* 1969 births Living people Greek male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Greece World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Nafpaktos {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub