Sotirios Moutsanas is a retired Greek

Greece

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 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 won the bronze medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

1979 Mediterranean Games

The 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia from 15 to 29 September 1979. Fourteen nations competed in 26 different sports.The games' mascot was the Mediterranean Monk Seal Adrijana.-Medal table:...

 and the silver medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade

1981 Summer Universiade

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. He also competed at the 1983 World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

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 and the 1984 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...

 without reaching the final.

His personal best time was 1:46.36 minutes, achieved during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. This ranks him second 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,...

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