Konstadinos ("Kostas") Zalagitis (, born 13 December 1980) is a retired Greek

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er. He was born in

Trikala Trikala () is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala (regional unit), Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios (Thessaly), Pineios. According to the Greek Natio ...

. He finished twelfth at the 2001 World Championships and eighth at the 2002 European Championships. He also competed at the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. His personal best jump is 17.43 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Chania. In Greece only Dimitrios Tsiamis has a longer jump. - The Athletics Site

Competition record

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* 1980 births Living people Greek male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece Sportspeople from Trikala Greek Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub