Ioannis Nafpliotis 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....

 sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

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He finished sixth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships

1994 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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. He also competed at the World Championships in 1993

1993 World Championships in Athletics

The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

 and 1997

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

 without reaching the final.

His personal best time was 20.58 seconds, achieved in July 1995 in Patras

Patras

Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

. This ranks him sixth among Greek 200 metres sprinters, behind Konstantinos Kenteris

Konstantinos Kenteris

Konstandinos Kenderis, also spelled as Konstadinos Kederis is a former Greek athlete...

, Anastassios Gousis, Thomas Sbokos

Thomas Sbokos

Thomas Sbokos is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...

, Alexios Alexopoulos

Alexios Alexopoulos

Alexios Alexopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...

, Georgios Panagiotopoulos

Georgios Panagiotopoulos

Georgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...

 and Panagiotis Sarris

Panagiotis Sarris

Panagiotis Sarris is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and finished eighth in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2006 IAAF World Cup...

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