Christos Spyrou

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Athens, Greece

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| height = 170 cm

| weight = {{convert|83.80|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| sport = Weightlifting

| weight_class = 85 kg

| club = Olympiacos, Athina (GRE)

| team = National team

| coach = Panagiotis Spyrou

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| pb = Snatch:172.5kg (1999) Clean and jerk: 207.5kg (1999) Total: 380kg (1999)

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}}{{Short description|Greek weightlifter (born 1976)}}

Christos Spyrou (born November 14, 1976, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek weightlifter. He finished 13th in the 70 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=ATLANTA 1996 WEIGHTLIFTING 64 70KG LIGHTWEIGHT MEN RESULTS |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/weightlifting/64-70kg-lightweight-men |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Olympic Games}} and 7th in the 85 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=SYDNEY 2000 WEIGHTLIFTING 85KG MEN RESULTS |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000/results/weightlifting/85kg-men |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Olympic Games}} Spyrou also represented Greece at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, and most recently at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships.

His father Panagiotis Spyrou was also a weightlifter and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics (75 kg event).

His son Panagiotis Spyrou is also a weightlifter and competes representing Greece at international competitions.

Major results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" width="40" |Year

! rowspan="2" width="250" |Venue

! rowspan="2" width="60" |Weight

! colspan="4" | Snatch (kg)

! colspan="4" | Clean & Jerk (kg)

! rowspan="2" width="40" | Total

! rowspan="2" width="40" | Rank

width="40" |1width="40" |2width="40" |3width="40" |Rankwidth="40" |1width="40" |2width="40" |3width="40" |Rank
colspan="13" |Summer Olympics
2000align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}}Sydney, Australia85 kg170.0175.0175.06205.0205.0210.06

|375.0

|7

1996align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}}Atlanta, United States70 kg140.0145.0150.011172.5177.5180.012

|322.5

|13

colspan="13" |World Championships
1999align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}}Piraeus, Greece85 kg172.5177.5177.56207.5212.5212.5{{silver2}}3804
1996

|{{Flagicon|POL}}Warschau, Poland

|70 kg

|135.0

|140.0

|142.5

|{{silver2}}

|165.0

|170.0

|172.5

|{{silver2}}

|305.0

|{{silver2}}

1995

|{{Flagicon|CHN}}Guangzhou, China

|70 kg

|137.5

|142.5

|148.0

|14

|177.5

|177.5

|177.5

|

|---

|

1995

|{{Flagicon|POL}}Warschau, Poland

|70 kg

|135.0

|140.0

|140.0

|{{silver2}}

|165.0

|165.0

|170.0

|{{bronze3}}

|305.0

|{{bronze3}}

1994

|{{Flagicon|INA}}Jakarta, Indonesia

|70 kg

|120.0

|---

|---

|10

|150.0

|---

|---

|8

|270.0

|7

1993

|{{Flagicon|CZE}}Cheb, Czech Republic

|70 kg

|112.5

|---

|---

|19

|145.0

|---

|---

|16

|257.5

|17

colspan="13" |European Championships
2005

|{{Flagicon|BUL}}Sofia, Bulgaria

|85 kg

|145.0

|145.0

|145.0

|17

|180.0

|185.0

|187.5

|17

|330.0

|16

2003

|{{Flagicon|GRE}}Loutraki, Greece

|85 kg

|162.5

|167.5

|167.5

|9

|195.0

|200.0

|202.5

|5

|365.0

|7

2002

|{{Flagicon|TUR}}Antalya, Turkey

|85 kg

|165.0

|170.0

|172.5

|{{bronze3}}

|200.0

|200.0

|200.0

|

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1999

|{{Flagicon|ESP}}La Coruna, Spain

|77 kg

|157.5

|162.5

|162.5

|6

|190.0

|195.0

|195.0

|7

|347.5

|7

1998

|{{Flagicon|GER}}Riesa, Germany

|77 kg

|140.0

|145.0

|147.5

|10

|180.0

|185.0

|185.0

|12

|327.5

|10

1996

|{{Flagicon|CZE}}Prag, Czech Republic

|70 kg

|135.0

|140.0

|140.0

|{{silver2}}

|165.0

|165.0

|170.0

|{{silver2}}

|305.0

|{{silver2}}

1996

|{{Flagicon|NOR}}Stavanger, Norway

|70 kg

|135.0

|135.0

|140.0

|8

|170.0

|175.0

|180.0

|4

|315.0

|4

1995

|{{Flagicon|ISR}}Beer Sheva,Israel

|70 kg

|137.5

|142.5

|145.0

|{{gold1}}

|170.0

|170.0

|175.0

|{{bronze3}}

|312.5

|{{silver2}}

1994

|{{Flagicon|ITA}}Rome, Italy

|70 kg

|120.0

|

|

|11

|155.0

|

|

|11

|275

|11

1992

|{{Flagicon|FRA}}Reims,France

|67,5 kg

|100.0

|100.0

|105.0

|4

|127.5

|127.5

|127.5

|4

|227.5

|4

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