Christoforos Merousis

Christoforos Merousis (born 22 March 1982) is a Greek long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1] He finished in 116th place with a time of 2:29:39.^[2]

Christoforos Merousis

Merousis at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 43) Chios, Greece
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2:19.00 (2015)

Christoforos Merousis is the only Greek Athlete that has won the Greek Championship of the Athens_Classic_Marathon 4 consecutive years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1999	1st IAAF World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th	2000 m Steeplechase Boys	5:55.01 - [7]
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	16th (sf)	3000 m steeplechase	9:09.55
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	3000 m steeplechase	8:51.87
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	3rd	3000 m steeplechase	8:55.69
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	9th	10,000 m	29:56.92
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	6th	10,000 m	30:16.99
2015	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	1st	Marathon	2:21:22
2016	Spetses mini Marathon	Spetses, Greece	1st	25 km	1:26:15
	Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	116th	Marathon	2:29:39
	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	10th	Marathon	2:24:58
2017	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	9th	Marathon	2:28:19
2018	Athens Classic Marathon	Athens, Greece	8th	Marathon	2:23:43 [8]