Alexandros Papadimitriou ( el, Αλέξανδρος Παπαδημητρίου; born 18 June 1973) is a

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hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er. His personal best throw is 80.45 metres, achieved in July 2000 in

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. This is the current Greek record. Papadimitriou was born in Larissa and attended

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in the

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USC's Kiss captures hammer throw 06/02/1994 , Archives , Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
/ref> He began his career in Iraklis, moving to

AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

later on.

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