Georgios Zacharopoulos

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Georgios Zacharopoulos was a Greek athlete in the javelin throw.

Zacharopoulos was born on December 29, 1897 in Agioi Pantes, Phocis prefecture. As an athlete, he belonged to Ethnikos GC.

Zacharopoulos broke the Greek record for the javelin throw eight times the last one on October 12, 1930, in Athens with 63.41m. He was a member of the Greek team in the Paris Olympics of 1924 and at Amsterdam in 1928.

Among his accomplishments were 2 gold medals in the Balkan Games of 1929 and 1930.