Efthimios Papadopoulos is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

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He finished ninth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup

2006 IAAF World Cup

The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece....

. He also competed at the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best time is 1:46.56 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

. This ranks him third on the Greek all-time list, only behind Panagiotis Stroubakos

Panagiotis Stroubakos

Panagiotis Stroubakos is a retired Greek middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, the World Championships in 1997 and 1999 and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best time is 1:45.00 minutes,...

 and Sotirios Moutsanas

Sotirios Moutsanas

Sotirios Moutsanas is a retired Greek middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games and the silver medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade...

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