Greek hurdler (born 1987)
Konstantinos Douvalidis
Kostas Douvalidis in 2018 |
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Born | (1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 37) Drama, Greece |
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Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
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Country | Greece |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 110 m hurdles 60 m hurdles |
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Personal best(s) | 13.33 sec NR 7.59 sec NR |
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Douvalidis (Greek: Κώστας Δουβαλίδης; born 10 March 1987) is a Greek hurdler.
He was born in Drama to an American father and a Greek mother.[2] As a junior, he won the silver medal at the 2005 European Athletics Championships, the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships. He was sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2012 European Championships.
He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[3] He has participated in four consecutive Olympic Games (2008-2020).
International competitions
[edit] Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Greece |
2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 110 m h (91.4 cm) | 13.99 s |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd | 110 m h (99.0 cm) | 13.39 s (+1.5 m/s) NJ |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 28th (h) | 110 m h | 13.74 s |
European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 1st | 110 m h | 13.49 s (-0.4 m/s) NR |
7th (h)† | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.10† |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 11th (sf) | 110 m h | 13.55 s |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Torino, Italy | 14th (sf) | 60 m h | 7.82 s |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (h) | 110 m h | 13.80 s |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (h) | 110 m h | 13.59 s |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 17th (h) | 60 m h | 7.83 s |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 110 m h | 13.59 s |
Olympic Games | London, UK | 23rd (sf) | 110 m h | 13.77 s |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 60 m h | 7.64 s |
Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 110 m h | 13.45 s (CR) |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 19th (h) | 110 m h | 13.55 s |
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 9th (sf) | 60 m h | 7.62 s |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 15th (sf) | 110 m h | 13.66 s |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | 60 m h | 7.64 s |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 24h (sf) | 110m h | 13.79 s |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, USA | 15th (sf) | 60 m h | 7.79 s |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 11th (sf) | 110 m h | 13.50 s |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th (sf) | 110 m h | 13.47 s |
2017 | World Championships | London, UK | 28th (h) | 110 m h | 13.62 s |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, UK | 14th (sf) | 60 m h | 7.68 s |
Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 3rd | 110 m h | 13.67 s |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (sf) | 110 m h | 13.56 s |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, UK | 5th | 60 m h | 7.65 s |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (sf) | 110 m h | 13.54 s |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 27th (h) | 110 m h | 13.63 s |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 31st (h) | 60 m h | 7.77 s |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 20th (h) | 60 m h | 7.82 s SB |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 60 m h | 7.79 s |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 20th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.04 s |
†: Competed only in heat.