Sotirios Moutsanas (born 2 January 1958) is a retired

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middle distance runner who specialized in the

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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and the silver medal at the

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.World Student Games (Universiade - Men)
- GBR Athletics He also competed at the 1983 World Championships and the

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without reaching the final. His personal best time was 1:46.36 minutes, achieved during the 1984 Olympics in

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. This ranks him second on the Greek all-time list, only behind Panagiotis Stroubakos. - The Athletics Site

References

* 1958 births Living people Greek male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Greece Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Greek Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub