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Greek high jumper (born 1969)
Labros Papakostas
(
Greek
:
Λ?μπρο? Παπακ?στα?
, born 20 October 1969 in
Karditsa
) is a retired
Greek
high jumper
who won two silver medals at the
World Indoor Championships
in 1995 and 1997.
His personal best, achieved in Athens in 1992, was 2.36 metres, when he took the Greek national record from
Panagiotis Kontaxakis
.
He is an eight-time
national champion
for Greece in the men's high jump event.
Achievements
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Year
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Position
|
Notes
|
Representing
Greece
|
1988
|
World Junior Championships
|
Sudbury, Canada
|
2nd
|
2.25 m
|
1989
|
European Indoor Championships
|
The Hague, Netherlands
|
12th
|
2.15 m
|
Universiade
|
Duisburg, West Germany
|
19th (q)
|
2.10 m
|
1990
|
European Championships
|
Split, Yugoslavia
|
22nd (q)
|
2.15 m
|
1991
|
Mediterranean Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
5th
|
2.20 m
|
1992
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Genoa, Italy
|
15th
|
2.15 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
18th (q)
|
2.20 m
|
1994
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
9th
|
2.23 m
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
8th
|
2.28 m
|
1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
2nd
|
2.35 m
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
16th (q)
|
2.27 m
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
6th
|
2.32 m
|
1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
2nd
|
2.32 m
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
6th
|
2.32 m
|
1998
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
5th
|
2.26 m
|
1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
29th (q)
|
2.15 m
|
External links
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Lambros Papakostas
at
World Athletics