Georgios Theodoridis (, born December 12, 1972) is a

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sprinter specializing in the

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and

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. Born in

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and raised in

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, he finished sixth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships,1998 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final
- Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite won the silver medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships, finished seventh at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal in at the 2004 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in

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and

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, the World Championships in

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and

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and the World Indoor Championships in 1999 World Indoor Championships and 2003 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round. His personal best at 60 metres is 6.51 seconds, achieved at the 2000 European Indoor Championships in Ghent. His personal best in 100 metres is 10.17 seconds, achieved during the 2003 World Championships in

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. This time ranks him eighth among Greek 100 metres sprinters. - The Athletics Site/:)

Honours

References

* 1972 births Living people Greek male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Sportspeople from Kozani P.A.O.K. athletes Athletes from Athens Greek Athletics Championships winners {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub