The most important names of Greek athletics at young ages will represent Greece at the U23 European Championship in Finland, 13-16 of the month. The first and most important name is that of the European javelin champion, Elina Jengo. Followed by the holder of this year’s best performance in Europe at 100 meters, Polyniki Emmanouilidou.
Also, the second in the European Team Championship at 800 meters, Georgia Despollari.
Hopes for a medal are Nikos Polychroniou, Orestis Dusakis, Yannis Korakidis in the hammer throw, Dimitris Pavlidis and Kostas Bouzakis in the discus throw, Nikos Stamatonikolos in the long throw, Stavroula Kosmidou in the hammer throw, Spyridoula Karydis in the triple jump, Maria Kassou in the 10,000 meters , Dafni Lavasa in the 1,500 meters, Panagiota Dosi in the height, Areti Filippidou in the discus throw, Olga Fiaska in the 20 kilometer walk and Nikos Stamatonikolos in the long.
In detail, the mission:
Women
100m/200m: Polyniki Emmanouilidou (Alexandros Makedonia National Sports Association)
800m/4x400m: Georgia Despollari (PAO)
400 m./4X400 m.: Vasiliki Mitsioulis (Pygmi Evosmou)
400m relay/4x400m: Elbiona Zeneya (Pygmi Evosmou)
400m relay/4x400m: Laura Zeneya (Pygmi Evosmou)
10,000 m.: Maria Kassou (Pannaxiakos AO)
10,000 m.: Dafni Lavassa (AO Vouliagmeni)
Height: Panagiota Dosi (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
Height: Sandy Papakosta (OFKA Peristeriou)
Pole vault: Anastasia Retsa (Aminias Mesogeion)
Triple jump: Spyridoula Karydis (AO Kallistos)
Triple Jump/Length: Sotiria Rapti (AGS Ioannina)
Shot put: Maria Andreadi (GS Keratsiniou)
Discus throw: Areti Filippidou (ASS Alexandros Makedonia)
Discus throw: Sofia Kessidi (AS Kentavros)
Hammer throw: Stavroula Kosmidou (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
Javelin: Elina Jengo (AS Kentavros)
7th athletics: Anastasia Dragomirova (AS Kentavros)
20km walk: Olga Fiaska (Mytilene Athletics)
Men
200 m./4X100 m.: Yannis Kariophyllis (GAS Skalas)
200m/4X100m: Giannis Granitsiotis (AO Giannis Palaska)
200m/4X100m: Vassilis Myrianthopoulos (PAO)
200m/4x100m: Nikos Panagiotopoulos (Athlos Keratsini)
10,000 m.: Nikos Stamoulis (GAS Agriniou)
110 m. Christos Roumtsios (OFKA Serres)
110 m hurdles: Giannis Kamarinos (PAOK)
400 m relay: Nikos Charatsidis (SAKA)
3,000 m steeplechase: Nestoras Kolios (AGSI)
20 km First: Anthimos Kelepouris (OKA Vikelas)
20km walk: Andreas Papastergiou (SOA Fokianos Kard.)
Length: Nikos Stamatonikolos (GS Ilioupoli)
Pole vault: Antonis Santas (AO Filotheis)
Shot put: Anivas Oikonomou (Amenia Mesogeion)
Discus throw: Dimitris Pavlidis (AS Kilkis AIAS)
Discus throw: Kostas Bouzakis (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
Hammer throw: Nikolas Polychroniou (AEK)
Hammer throw: Yannis Korakidis (GS Mandron)
Hammer throw: Orestis Dousakis (GS Eleftherios Venizelos)
4X100 m.: Vassilis Papamargaritis (PAS Champions League)
4×100 m: Thodoris Vrontinos (PAOK)
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