Aristotelis Gavelas

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Aristotelis Gavelas
Personal information
Born (1978-11-10) 10 November 1978 (age 45)
Sport
Country Greece
SportAthletics
Event(s)100m, 60m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10.14 sec, 6.60 sec
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rades 100 metres

Aristotelis ("Aris") Gavelas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Γκαβέλας, born 10 November 1978) is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

He finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the latter in a career best time of 10.14 seconds. In Greece only Angelos Pavlakakis has run faster.[1] Gavelas also competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships without reaching the finals.

Honours[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Greece
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (h) 100m 10.50 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
8th 4 × 100 m relay 39.98
2001 Mediterranean Games Rades, Tunisia 1st 100 m 10.14 w
4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.22
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th 100 m 10.36
11th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.92
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 60 m 6.72

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greek all-time list, men Archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today - The Athletics Site