Stavros Tziortzis (born 15 September 1948) is a Greek-

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former

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

(6th place) and in the

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representing Greece. He was named the 1972 and 1974

Greek 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 ...

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1948 births Living people Greek male hurdlers Cypriot male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Balkan Athletics Championships winners People from Famagusta District {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub