Jiannis Smalios

Jiannis-Georgios Karl Smalios (also Ioannis-Georgios Smalios, Greek: Γιάννης-Γιώργος Σμαλιός; born February 17, 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish-born Greek javelin thrower.[1] He won the gold medal for his category at the 2005 European Junior Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, with a personal best throw of 77.25 metres.[2] In 2010, Smalios improved his own record to 80.77 metres at the European Athletics Outdoor Classic Meeting in Kalamata.[3] Few months later, he applied and granted a Swedish citizenship in order to compete internationally for his birth nation.

Jiannis Smalios
Personal information
Full nameIoannis-Georgios Karl Smalios
Nationality Greece  Sweden
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
ClubThorén Track & Field Örebro (SWE)
Coached byArto Thor
Achievements and titles
World finals12th place in WJCH 2006 (Beijing,China)
National finals1st place in 2017 (Helsingborg, Sweden)
Personal best(s)Javelin throw: 81.89 m (2016)

Smalios represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's javelin throw. Smalios performed a best throw of 71.87 metres from his second attempt, but fell short in his bid for the twelve-man final as he placed twenty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.[4]

At the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, Smalios narrowly missed out of the medal in the same discipline by approximately two meters behind Slovenia's Matija Kranjc, attaining his seasonal best throw of 75.24 metres.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ioannis-Georgios Smalios". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. Gordon, Ed. "Hejnova wins epic battle in women's 400m hurdles". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. "Kalamata thrives despite Greek cash crisis". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  4. "Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. "2009 Mediterranean Games: Athletics – Men's Javelin Throw Final". Pescara 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2013.


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