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"Steven L. Brower" schreef:
> Could anyone on this list shed some light on the background of this
> individual. Pr's, past rankings, ect....
> In other words, what's the ticket with this?
Hello,
I was interested in this myself, especially since I made somewhat of a
fool of myself over this guy: watching the race at offices of my newspaper
(and obviously not paying attention to the earlier rounds), I predicted
the Greek may become last...
Anyway, Kenteris (sometimes spelled as Kedèris) was listed 22nd in the
IAAF World ranking with a 20.29/+1,9 200 meters (Rethymon, GRE, june 10).
Kenteris (11.6.73 180/80) also ran a 20.34/+0,2 in Hanya (?) june 14. He
got third in the Europa Cup 200 meters in Gateshead, july 16, behind Chris
Malcom/GBR (20.45) and Allessandro Calavarro/ITA (20.45, just as Ked`ris).
Mirko Jalava (www.tilastopaja.net) has him in the 1999 lists with pb of
20.50. in Sydney, he ran 20.57, 20.14 NR (2nd behind Campbell!), 20.20 and
20.09 NR.
There is a story on Kenteris (as it is spelled there) at
http://www.athletix.gre (even they seem surprised)
Furthermore, www.olympics.com has several news stories:
- Kenteris dedicates victory to ferry victims, Reuters 29 September 2000
- Kenteris win no surprise to Greek Minister, Reuters 28 September 2000
- Greece's Kenteris wins shock 200m gold
Also from that site:
Birth place:
Mytilene (Greece)
Residence:
Athens (Greece)
SPORTING PROFILE
Personal bests:
20.250, 10.160
Season best:
20.250
Coach:
PL SARASLANIDIS
Coach since:
-
GENERAL INTEREST
Major achievements:
7th - Men's 4x100m Relay - World
Championship - 1998
Highlights:
Set Greek record of 20.25 in 200m
earlier this year. Third in
200m, 2000 European Cup. Third in 400m,
1999 European
Cup. Winner 400m, 1993 European Cup.
Sixth in 200m, 1992
World Juniors.
Regards,
Wilmar
