Hristoforos Hoidis
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Hristoforos Hoidis is a Greek
sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres
.
He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games
and the 1999 World Championships
, but did not reach the final.
His personal best time was 10.14 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Plovdiv
. This ranks him third among Greek 100 metres sprinters, only behind Angelos Pavlakakis
and Aristotelis Gavelas
.
In 2005 Hoidis was found guilty of doping. He received an IAAF suspension from July 2005 to July 2007.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres
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 competed at the 2004 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to August 22, by a total of 84 sprinters from 63 nations....
and the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
, but did not reach the final.
His personal best time was 10.14 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
. This ranks him third among Greek 100 metres sprinters, only behind 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...
and Aristotelis Gavelas
Aristotelis Gavelas
Aristotelis Gavelas is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.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...
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In 2005 Hoidis was found guilty of doping. He received an IAAF suspension from July 2005 to July 2007.