Aristotelis Gavelas
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Aristotelis Gavelas (born 10 November 1978) is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres
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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. Gavelas also competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships
without reaching the finals.
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
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He finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...
and won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
2001 Mediterranean Games
The 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...
, the latter in a career best time of 10.14 seconds. In Greece only Angelos Pavlakakis
Angelos Pavlakakis
Angelos Pavlakakis is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships, the gold medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 1998 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2000 European Indoor...
has run faster. Gavelas also competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...
without reaching the finals.