Profile - Aris Grigoriadis

Updated: 14 September 2008

Name: Aristidis
Surname: Grigoriadis
Date of Birth: 6 December 1985
Place of Birth: Thessaloniki (Greece)
Sport: Swimming - 50m. backstroke, 100m. backstroke

Photos From the Greek Winter Championship in 2008

Major Honors:

1st in 50m backstroke (25.13) in the Eindhoven European Championship of 2008
2nd in 100m backstroke in the Eindhoven European Championship of 2008
3rd in 100m backstroke in the Budapest European Championship of 2006
1st in 50m backstroke (24.95) in the Montreal World Championship of 2005

Profile - Antonios Nikopolidis

Updated 22 August 2008

Name: Antonios
Surname: Nikopolidis
Date of Birth: 14/10/1971
Place of Birth: Arta (Greece)
Sport: Football (Soccer) - Goalkeeper

Photos From 2007 Greek National Team Training

Major Honors:

Greek National Team
- EURO 2004 [Portugal] EUROPEAN CHAMPION
{Final: Greece-Portugal: 1-0}
- EURO 2008 [Austria-Switzerland] In groups

Clubs
- 9 Greek Championships
[Panathinaikos: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, Olympiakos: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008]
- 7 Greek Cups
[Panathinaikos: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, Olympiakos: 2005, 2006, 2008]

Athletes Profiles

I think we should inform our readers about the Greek athletes they are watching in our blog about their accomplishments and statistics.

So, from now on we will post a short bio and we will try to keep it updated!

Profile - Periklis Iakovakis

Updated: 21 August 2008

Name: Periklis
Surname: Iakovakis
Date of Birth: 24 March 1979
Place of Birth: Patras (Greece)
Sport: Athletics (track & field) - 400m.Hurdles, 400m., 4x400m.

Photos from the Greek clubs Athletics Championships in 2007 in "Agios Kosmas"
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Major Honors:

• 8th in 400m. hurdles (49.96) in Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 (injured)
• 6th in 400m. hurdles (49.25) in the World Athletics Championships in Osaka 2007
• 1st in 400m. hurdles (48.46) in the European Athletics Championships in Göteborg 2006
• 3nd in 400m. hurdles (48.24) in the World Athletics Championships in Paris 2003
• 7th in 4x400m. (3.02.56) in the World Athletics Championships in Paris 2003
• 5th in 400m. hurdles (49.07) in the European Athletics Championships in Munich 2002
• 1st in 400m. hurdles (50.21) in the Mediterranean Games in Tunis 2001
• 1st in 400m. hurdles (49.82) in the World Junior Athletics Championships in Annecy 1998

Records:

• 400m.: 46.35 (Rethimno 07/07/2002)
• 400m.H.: 47.82 (Osaka 06/05/2006) NR
  
• 4x400m.: 3.02.21 (Munich 24/06/2007) NR