Konstadinos Gatsioudis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Γκατσιούδης, born 17 December 1973) is a retired Greek
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
athlete who competed in the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
. His personal best throw of 91.69
m, achieved in 2000, is the
Greek record.
Born in
Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho ( el, Διδυμότειχο, Didymóteicho ) is a city located on the eastern edge of the Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town ...
, Gatsioudis set a world junior record in 1990 and eight national records during his career. He was named the 1997
Greek Male Athlete of the Year
The PSAT Sports Awards (Greek: Αθλητικά Βραβεία ΠΣΑΤ) are the annual sports awards that are issued by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association (PSAT). The awards are given to the year's top performing individual athletes, in th ...
.
International competitions
Seasonal bests by year
*1990 - 69.90
*1992 - 80.30
*1993 - 78.44
*1994 - 83.82
*1995 - 82.70
*1996 - 87.12
*1997 - 89.22
*1998 - 88.13
*1999 - 89.84
*2000 - 91.69
*2001 - 91.27
*2002 - 91.23
*2006 - 75.40
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1973 births
Living people
Greek male javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Greece
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece
People from Didymoteicho
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
Mediterranean Games bronze 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 Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
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