Dimitrios Tsitsos
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| Born | 27 September 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dimitrios Tsitsos (born 27 September 2000) is a Greek javelin thrower. He won the Balkan Athletics Championships in 2025 and 2026.[1]
Biography
Tsitsos won the bronze medal at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Sweden, with a throw of 77.79 metres.[2] After a period of injury, he improved his personal best set in 2021 of 78.22 metres with a throw of 79.05 metres in Slovenia in June 2025.[3] He won the Balkan Athletics Championships in 2025 in Volos, with a winning throw of 78.30 metres.[4]
Tsitsos placed fourth with a throw of 79.46 metres at the 2026 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus.[5] He retained his title at the 2026 Balkan Athletics Championships with a throw of 78.68 metres in June.[6] The following month, he won the Greek Championships with a personal best 80.56 metres.[7][8] He was a finalist at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, with a personal best throw of 80.95 metres.[9][10] The throw moved him to seventh on the Greek all-time list.[11]
References
- ↑ "Dimitrios Tsitsos". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ Papaioannou, Theano (6 June 2025). "Great comeback for Tsitsos with a new personal record close to 80m!". Athlead.gr. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Balkan Championships 2025: Karalis breaks competition record". 28 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (15 March 2026). "Thumm soars to javelin victory to close out the 2026 European Throwing Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (21 June 2026). "Türkiye breaks long-standing 4x400m championship record on day two of Balkan Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Dimitris Tsitsos set a personal record in the javelin throw and qualified for the final of the European Athletics Championships". Newsit.gr. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Greek Championships". World Athletics. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships "Birmingham 2026"". Athleticslab.io. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Birmingham 26: Awesome Tsitsos in the javelin final with a new individual record". Segas. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships: Tsitsos in the javelin final with a new individual record". Sport24.gr. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.