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'''Christos Papanikolaou''' is a retired Greek [[pole vault]]er. He was born and raised in [[Trikala]], [[Thessaly]].
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*[[1925]]: [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] gives their first football match by winning [[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] in [[Thessaloniki]] with 2-1.  
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At a young age he joined the Sports Club of Trikala. After completing his high school education he enrolled in the Sports Academy of Athens. While in Athens, he joined Panathinaikos.
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*[[1964]]: [[Christos Papanikolaou]] breaks the Greek record in pole vault with 4.73m in Cairo.
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*[[1989]]: Fires destroy forrested areas of Mt [[Parnitha]].
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His greatest championship achievements came when he won the silver medal at the 1966 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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*[[1996]]: [[Pyrros Dimas]] wins gold in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
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*Deaths: [[King Otto]] ([[1867]]); [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] ([[1953]]), General and politician
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At the 1970 Universiade in Turin, Papanikolaou finished second behind Wolfgang Nordwig, who won the event with a new world record of 5.46 metres. On [[24 October]] the same year Papanikolaou jumped 5.49 metres in [[Athens]] to capture the world record. Measuring 18′ 14″, it was the first pole vault over 18 feet. [http://www.bettingexpress.com/news/sports_betting/72361.html] The record was later beaten by Swede Kjell Isaksson who achieved 5.51 metres on [[8 April]] [[1972]].
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Papanikolaou was ranked by Track and Field News among the top ten pole vaulters a total of seven times between [[1966]] and [[1972]], more than any other Greek athlete. His highest ranking position was second in 1970. [http://www.athletix.org/Statistics/tandfgreeks.html]
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==Achievements==
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!Year
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!Tournament
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!Result
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!Extra
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|1966
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|European Championships
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|Budapest, Hungary
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|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
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|1967
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|Mediterranean Games
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|Tunis, Tunisia
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|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
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|5.15 CR
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|1968
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|Olympic Games
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|Mexico City, Mexico
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|align="center" | 4th
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|-
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|1970
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|Universiade
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|Turin, Italy
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|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
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|-
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|1971
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|Mediterranean Games
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|Izmir, Turkey
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|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
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|5.20 CR
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|1972
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|Olympic Games
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|Munich, West Germany
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|align="center" | 11th
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==See also==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record_progression_pole_vault_men World record progression pole vault men]
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[[Category:Pole Vaulters|Papanikolaou, Christos]]
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[[Category:Athletes|Papanikolaou, Christos]]
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[[Category:World Records in Sports|Papanikolaou, Christos]]

Revision as of 17:00, July 25, 2006

Christos Papanikolaou is a retired Greek pole vaulter. He was born and raised in Trikala, Thessaly.

At a young age he joined the Sports Club of Trikala. After completing his high school education he enrolled in the Sports Academy of Athens. While in Athens, he joined Panathinaikos.

His greatest championship achievements came when he won the silver medal at the 1966 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

At the 1970 Universiade in Turin, Papanikolaou finished second behind Wolfgang Nordwig, who won the event with a new world record of 5.46 metres. On 24 October the same year Papanikolaou jumped 5.49 metres in Athens to capture the world record. Measuring 18′ 14″, it was the first pole vault over 18 feet. [1] The record was later beaten by Swede Kjell Isaksson who achieved 5.51 metres on 8 April 1972.

Papanikolaou was ranked by Track and Field News among the top ten pole vaulters a total of seven times between 1966 and 1972, more than any other Greek athlete. His highest ranking position was second in 1970. [2]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1966 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd
1967 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 1st 5.15 CR
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 4th
1970 Universiade Turin, Italy 2nd
1971 Mediterranean Games Izmir, Turkey 1st 5.20 CR
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 11th

See also

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