Christos Spyrou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christos Spyrou |
| Born | 14 November 1976 Athens, Greece |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 83.80 kg (184.7 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 85 kg |
| Club | Olympiacos, Athina (GRE) |
| Team | National team |
| Coached by | Panagiotis Spyrou |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Snatch:172.5kg (1999) Clean and jerk: 207.5kg (1999) Total: 380kg (1999) |
Christos Spyrou (born 14 November 1976 in Athens) is a Greek male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Greece at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 85 kg event. He competed at World Championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships[1],European Championships, 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[edit]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
85 kg | 170.0 | 6 | 205.0 | 6 | 375.0 | 7 | ||||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
70 kg | 140.0 | 145.0 | 11 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 12 | 322.5 | 13 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | Piraeus, Greece |
85 kg | 172.5 | 6 | 207.5 |  |
380 | 4 | ||||
| 1996 |  Warschau, Poland
|
70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 |
|
165.0 |
|
305.0 |
| |||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China
|
70 kg | 137.5 | 142.5 | 14 | --- | ||||||
| 1995 | Warschau, Poland
|
70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 |
|
165.0 | 
|
305.0 |
| |||
| 1994 |  Jakarta, Indonesia
|
70 kg | 120.0 | --- | --- | 10 | 150.0 | --- | --- | 8 | 270.0 | 7 |
| 1993 |  Cheb, Czech Republic
|
70 kg | 112.5 | --- | --- | 19 | 145.0 | --- | --- | 16 | 257.5 | 17 |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |  Sofia, Bulgaria
|
85 kg | 145.0 | 17 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 17 | 330.0 | 16 | |||
| 2003 | Loutraki, Greece
|
85 kg | 162.5 | 9 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 202.5 | 5 | 365.0 | 7 | ||
| 2002 |  Antalya, Turkey
|
85 kg | 165.0 | 170.0 |
|
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| 1999 |  La Coruna, Spain
|
77 kg | 157.5 | 6 | 190.0 | 7 | 347.5 | 7 | ||||
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany
|
77 kg | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 10 | 180.0 | 12 | 327.5 | 10 | ||
| 1996 | Prag, Czech Republic
|
70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 |
|
165.0 |
|
305.0 |
| |||
| 1996 |  Stavanger, Norway
|
70 kg | 135.0 | 140.0 | 8 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 4 | 315.0 | 4 | ||
| 1995 |  Beer Sheva,Israel
|
70 kg | 137.5 | 142.5 | 
|
170.0 |
|
312.5 |
| |||
| 1994 |  Rome, Italy
|
70 kg | 120.0 | 11 | 155.0 | 11 | 275 | 11 | ||||
| 1992 |  Reims,France
|
67,5 kg | 100.0 | 4 | 127.5 | 4 | 227.5 | 4 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Christos Spyrou". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- Christos Spyrou at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- "Full Competition History - Christos Spyrou". iwrp.net. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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