Christos Spyrou
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| fullname = 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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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
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! 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" |1 | width="40" |2 | width="40" |3 | width="40" |Rank | width="40" |1 | width="40" |2 | width="40" |3 | width="40" |Rank | |||||
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colspan="13" |Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2000 | align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS}}Sydney, Australia | 85 kg | 170.0 | 6 | 205.0 | 6
|375.0 |7 | ||||||
1996 | align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}}Atlanta, United States | 70 kg | 140.0 | 145.0 | 11 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 12
|322.5 |13 | ||||
colspan="13" |World Championships | ||||||||||||
1999 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}}Piraeus, Greece | 85 kg | 172.5 | 6 | 207.5 | {{silver2}} | 380 | 4 | ||||
1996
|{{Flagicon|POL}}Warschau, Poland |135.0 |140.0 | |{{silver2}} |165.0 | | |{{silver2}} |305.0 |{{silver2}} | ||||||||||||
1995
|{{Flagicon|CHN}}Guangzhou, China |137.5 |142.5 | |14 | | | | |--- | | ||||||||||||
1995
|{{Flagicon|POL}}Warschau, Poland |135.0 | |140.0 |{{silver2}} | |165.0 | |{{bronze3}} |305.0 |{{bronze3}} | ||||||||||||
1994
|{{Flagicon|INA}}Jakarta, Indonesia |120.0 |--- |--- |10 |150.0 |--- |--- |8 |270.0 |7 | ||||||||||||
1993
|{{Flagicon|CZE}}Cheb, Czech Republic |112.5 |--- |--- |19 |145.0 |--- |--- |16 |257.5 |17 | ||||||||||||
colspan="13" |European Championships | ||||||||||||
2005
|{{Flagicon|BUL}}Sofia, Bulgaria | | |145.0 |17 |180.0 |185.0 | |17 |330.0 |16 | ||||||||||||
2003
|{{Flagicon|GRE}}Loutraki, Greece |162.5 | | |9 |195.0 |200.0 |202.5 |5 |365.0 |7 | ||||||||||||
2002
|{{Flagicon|TUR}}Antalya, Turkey |165.0 |170.0 | |{{bronze3}} | | | | |--- | | ||||||||||||
1999
|{{Flagicon|ESP}}La Coruna, Spain |157.5 | | |6 |190.0 | | |7 |347.5 |7 | ||||||||||||
1998
|{{Flagicon|GER}}Riesa, Germany |140.0 |145.0 |147.5 |10 |180.0 | | |12 |327.5 |10 | ||||||||||||
1996
|{{Flagicon|CZE}}Prag, Czech Republic |135.0 | |140.0 |{{silver2}} | |165.0 | |{{silver2}} |305.0 |{{silver2}} | ||||||||||||
1996
|{{Flagicon|NOR}}Stavanger, Norway | |135.0 |140.0 |8 |170.0 |175.0 | |4 |315.0 |4 | ||||||||||||
1995
|{{Flagicon|ISR}}Beer Sheva,Israel |137.5 |142.5 | |{{gold1}} | |170.0 | |{{bronze3}} |312.5 |{{silver2}} | ||||||||||||
1994
|120.0 | | |11 |155.0 | | |11 |275 |11 | ||||||||||||
1992
| |100.0 | |4 | | |127.5 |4 |227.5 |4 |
References
External links
- {{sports-reference|sp/khristos-spyrou-1}}
- {{Cite web |title=Full Competition History - Christos Spyrou |url=http://www.iwrp.net/component/cwyniki/?view=contestant&id_zawodnik=7814 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=iwrp.net}}
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Category:Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic weightlifters for Greece
Category:Sportspeople from Athens
Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Category:20th-century Greek people
Category:21st-century Greek sportsmen
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