Periklis Iakovakis
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 Periklis Iakovakis |
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Greece |
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| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2003 Paris | 400 m hurdles |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Göteborg | 400 m hurdles |
Periklís Iakovákis (Greek: Περικλής Ιακωβάκης, [periˈklis iakoˈvacis], born 24 March 1979 in Patras) is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event.
In 1998 Iakovakis won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Annecy, France with 49.82 seconds, and five years later he won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris-Saint-Denis, France. In the final at the Stade de France, he finished in 48.24 seconds after Félix Sánchez (Dominican Republic) and Joey Woody (USA).
Iakovakis achieved his personal best of 47.82 seconds on 6 May 2006 in Osaka during the IAAF World Athletics Tour and won his first major competition 3 months later. He became European Champion in Gothenborg, Sweden finishing at 48.46 seconds in the final.
After his win at the European Championships, Iakovakis won the full-lap hurdles event in 47.92 seconds at the Zurich Weltklasse Golden League meet at the last evening that this top meeting would be held at the Letzigrund. The reigning European Champion was then first at the Herculis IAAF World Athletics Tour meeting in Monaco.
He won the bronze medal at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, which was the last edition of the competition and was held in Thessaloniki.
In 2010 he set a season target of defending his European title. He suffered a minor injury to his soleus muscle in March, but recovered and began his preparation in South Africa and Cyprus. He identified Dai Greene (the eventual winner) as his main European rival in the event. Finally he did not succeed in his goal, as he finished in the fifth place. This was caused by his performance in the semi-final, in which he qualified with the last time (50.33 s) among the finalists. Therefore he had to compete in the final's first lane, which made his chances for a medal even slighter. [1]
Maria Sotirakopoulou has been his coach for many years.
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[edit] Achievements
[edit] Result progression
- 2009: 48.42 seconds
- 2006: 47.82 seconds
- 2005: 48.24 seconds
- 2004: 48.47 seconds
- 2003: 48.17 seconds
- 2002: 48.66 seconds
- 2001: 48.87 seconds
- 2000: 49.35 seconds
- 1999: 49.53 seconds
- 1998: 49.82 seconds
[edit] References
- ^ ""There is only one objective this year - defend my title in Barcelona", says Greek hurdler Iakovakis". European Athletic Association. 13 May 2010. http://www.european-athletics.org/20th-european-athletics-championships-2010/there-is-only-one-objective-this-year-defend-my-title-in-barcelona-says-greek-hurdler-iakovakis.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Periklis Iakovakis
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