Alexandros Terzian

Alexandros Terzian (born Alejandro Terzián on 24 June 1968 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Armenian - Argentine - Greek sprinter.

Alexandros Terzian

Personal information
Born	(1968-06-24) 24 June 1968 (age 57) Buenos Aires
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200m, 60 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10.20 s, 20.61s, 6.51s
Medal record European Indoor Championships 1994 Paris 60 metres Mediterranean Games 1993 Narbonne 100 metres 1993 Narbonne 200 metres 1993 Narbonne 4x100 metres

Terzián, competing for Argentina, won the national title of that country in 100 metres in 1989 and in both 100 and 200 metres in 1990.^[1] He then moved to Greece, taking his first national titles there in 1993.^[2]

The same year, Terzián won the 100 m at the 1993 Mediterranean Games, in what would be his career best^[3] time of 10.20 seconds. He also won the silver medal in 200 m at the same Games.^[4] He also competed at the World Indoor Championships^[5] and the World Championships^[6] without reaching the final.

In 1994, Terzián won the silver medal in 60 metres at the European Indoor Championships in a national Greek indoor record of 6.51 seconds,^[7] and finished seventh at the outdoor European Championships with 10.42.^[8]

His personal best time in 200 metres was 20.61 seconds, achieved in May 1997 in Piraeus. This places him tenth as of 2018^[update] on the Greek all-time performers list of 200 metres.^[9]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Argentina
1987	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	High jump	1.95 m
Representing  Greece
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	11th (sf)	60 m	6.72
	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	1st	100 m	10.20
			2nd	200 m	20.87
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.26
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th (sf)	100 m	10.36
			22nd (qf)	200 m	21.00
			10th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.00
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	60 m	6.51
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	100 m	10.42
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.25
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	38th (h)	100 m	10.47
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	49th (h)	100 m	10.48
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	4th	200 m	20.67