Michael Kalomiris

Michael Kalomiris (born 9 October 1986) is a Greek long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Michael Kalomiris
Personal information
Born (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon

Kalomiris qualified for the 2016 Olympics due to his top-ten finish of eighth in the 2015 Rome Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.[1][2] This was despite the fact that his time in that race was 10.5 minutes below the Olympic qualifying standard.[3] He took a three-month leave of absence from his job as a lawyer to train for the Olympic marathon.[4][5]

In the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished in 132nd place with a time of 2:37:03.[6][7]

References
  1. Yiannis Papadopoulos (16 July 2016). "Athens lawyer unexpectedly qualifies for marathon at Rio Olympics | Sports". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. Sports (4 August 2016). "Greek lawyer had no idea he had qualified for the Olympic marathon". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. Alex Baker (4 August 2016). "Greek lawyer unknowingly qualifies for Rio Olympics". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. Bonesteel, Matt. "Meet the Greek marathoner who didn't realize he had qualified for the Olympics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. "Marathon runner unknowingly qualifies for the Olympics - Canadian Running Magazine". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. "Michail Kalomoiris". Rio 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. "Men's Marathon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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