Christos Vartzakis
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Christos Vartzakis was a Greek marathon runner. He won the Greek Championship in 1948 and 1953.

Between the ages of 36 and 79 Vartzakis participated in a university study on the effects of ageing on performance, which showed that his average speed decreased by 30% over a period of 43 years.

Further reading

  • Tsagkarakis, Kostas; Christos Vartzakis: Running is my life; General Secretariat for the Olympic Games, 2004. ISBN 960-8229-49-9
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