Savvas Panavoglou (; born 14 August 1974 in

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) is a retired Greek discus thrower. Holding dual citizenship to compete internationally, he was selected to compete for the host nation

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's largest Olympic team in the discus throw at the

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, and also trained throughout his sporting career for Iraklis Thessaloniki under his coach Kostas Spanidis. In 2002, Panavoglou has launched a Greek record-breaking throw of 63.18 m from the EAA Permit Meeting in

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. Panavoglou qualified for the Greek squad in the men's discus throw at the

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by posting an Olympic B-standard throw of 62.73 m from the Vardinoyannia EAA Permit Meeting in

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. During the prelims, Panavoglou unleashed the discus into the field with an initial distance of 57.26 m, and then extended it powerfully to his best effort at 58.47 m on his second attempt. With his next throw being slightly shorter than his best by nearly a full meter, Panavoglou wound up to the twenty-third spot in a field of thirty-nine athletes, and did not advance past the qualifying round. Panavoglou currently resides in

, and works as a worldly renowned chiropractor for numerous track and field athletes, including Cypriot high jumper

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and Jamaica's two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.

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* 1974 births Living people Greek male discus throwers Greek chiropractors Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes from Stockholm 21st-century Greek people Greek Athletics Championships winners {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub