Christos Papanikolaou (Greek: Χρήστος Παπανικολάου, born 25 November 1941) is a retired Greek pole vaulter. On 25 October 1970, he set the world record at 5.49 m (18 ft 0 in), significant to Americans as the first man to pole vault 18 feet. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in 18th, 4th and 11th place, respectively.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1966 European Championships. He was a two-time champion at the Mediterranean Games. He was named the Greek Athlete of the Year, for the years 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1970.
Christos Papanikolaou
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Born
(1941-11-25) 25 November 1941 (age 82) Trikala, Greece
At a young age Papanikolaou joined the Sports Club of Trikala. After completing his high school he enrolled to the Sports Academy of Athens. While in Athens, he joined Panathinaikos.
His greatest ever championship achievements only came when he won the silver medal at the 1966 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Papanikolaou was ranked by Track and Field News among the top ten pole vaulters a total of seven times between 1966 and 1972, more than any other Greek athlete. His highest position was second in 1970.[7]
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christos, papanikolaou, greek, Χρήστος, Παπανικολάου, born, november, 1941, retired, greek, pole, vaulter, october, 1970, world, record, significant, americans, first, pole, vault, feet, competed, 1964, 1968, 1972, olympics, finished, 18th, 11th, place, respec. Christos Papanikolaou Greek Xrhstos Papanikolaoy born 25 November 1941 is a retired Greek pole vaulter On 25 October 1970 he set the world record at 5 49 m 18 ft 0 in significant to Americans as the first man to pole vault 18 feet He competed at the 1964 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in 18th 4th and 11th place respectively 1 He won a silver medal at the 1966 European Championships He was a two time champion at the Mediterranean Games He was named the Greek Athlete of the Year for the years 1965 1966 1967 and 1970 Christos PapanikolaouPersonal informationBorn 1941 11 25 25 November 1941 age 82 Trikala GreeceHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportCountry GreeceSportAthleticsEventPole vaultClubGS Trikalon PanathinaikosAchievements and titlesHighest world ranking1stPersonal best5 49 m 1970 Medal record Representing Greece European Championships 1966 Budapest Pole vault Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksBiography editAt a young age Papanikolaou joined the Sports Club of Trikala After completing his high school he enrolled to the Sports Academy of Athens While in Athens he joined Panathinaikos His greatest ever championship achievements only came when he won the silver medal at the 1966 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1968 Summer Olympics 1 Papanikolaou trained in the United States at San Jose State College and was part of their 1969 NCAA Men s Outdoor Track and Field Championship team coached by Lloyd Bud Winter 2 At the 1970 Universiade in Turin Papanikolaou finished second behind Wolfgang Nordwig who won the event with a new world record of 5 46 metres On 24 October the same year Papanikolaou jumped 5 49 metres in Athens to set a new world record 3 4 The vault was featured on the November 1970 cover of Track and Field News 5 The record was later beaten by Swede Kjell Isaksson on 8 April 1972 6 Papanikolaou was ranked by Track and Field News among the top ten pole vaulters a total of seven times between 1966 and 1972 more than any other Greek athlete His highest position was second in 1970 7 Achievements editYear Competition Venue Position Notes 1966 European Championships Budapest Hungary 2nd 5 05 1967 Mediterranean Games Tunis Tunisia 1st 5 15 CR 1968 Olympic Games Mexico City Mexico 4th 5 35 1970 Universiade Turin Italy 2nd 5 42 1971 Mediterranean Games Izmir Turkey 1st 5 20 CR 1972 Olympic Games Munich West Germany 11th 5 00References edit a b Khristos Papanikolaou Sports reference com Smith shrugs off muscle pull to win Olympics 200 meter Rome News Tribune 17 October 1968 Verschoth Anita 1 February 1971 Wait listed For The Pantheon Sports Illustrated SPORTS BETTING Online Sports Betting Casino Poker amp Horse Racing Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Bettingexpress com Retrieved on 13 July 2015 Past Covers 1970 Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 26 September 2016 Men s World Record Pole Vault Progression track and field jumpers com All Greeks in Track and Field News Magazine World Rankings 1947 2003 athletix orgExternal links editProfile in Greek Records Preceded by nbsp Wolfgang Nordwig Men s Pole Vault World Record Holder24 October 1970 8 April 1972 Succeeded by nbsp Kjell Isaksson Sporting positions Preceded byUnknown Men s Pole Vault Best Year Performance1970 Succeeded by nbsp Kjell Isaksson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christos Papanikolaou amp oldid 1215486221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
