Christos_Polychroniou

Hristos Polihroniou

Hristos Polihroniou

Greek hammer thrower

Hristos Polihroniou (also Christos Polychroniou, Greek: Χρήστος Πολυχρονίου, born March 31, 1972) is retired a Greek hammer thrower.

He was born in Athens.[1]

His personal best throw is 80.08 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Athens. This ranks him second among Greek hammer throwers, only behind Alexandros Papadimitriou.[2]

Doping

He was suspended by the IAAF from May 2005 to May 2007,[3] after he'd tested positive for clomiphene.[4] In 2008 he was found guilty of refusal to submit to doping control, and received a life ban.[5]

Honours

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References

  1. [1]
    Hristos Polihroniou at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Greek all-time list, men - Athletix
  3. [3]
    IAAF.org - Athletes - Biography Hristos Polihroniou
  4. [4]
    "Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed 2003-2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on November 15, 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. [5]
    iaaf.org - Doping Rule Violation - Hristos Polihroniou


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