Greece Pole vault

Georgios Thanos

Born: 1 Jan 1916
Died: 5 Feb 2006 · aged 90
On the podium: 1935 – 1940

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7 international medals + 6 national titles

All 13 results Report missing info

Biography

Greek pole vaulter, footballer. Born and raised in Athens. Played in Panathinaikos Football Club. Six-time national champion (1935-40) in pole vault. Secured five Balkan gold medals. Broke Greek pole vault record with 3.90m, then raised it to 3.92. Won Universities Games silver medal in 1937.

After retirement, he served as director of SEGAS (Greek Athletics Federation).

TRIVIA
♦ Studied mathematics.
♦ He joined leftist resistance in Greece during WWII and later civil war. Because of his ideological position, he persecuted in the post-war period.

By championship

Championship				Total
International Universities Champs	0	1	0	1
Balkan Athletics Championships	5	0	1	6
International total	5	1	1	7

National championships

Championship				Total
Greek Athletics Championships	6	0	0	6
National total	6	0	0	6

Medals 7

Year	Championship	Venue	Place	Mark	Record
1940	Balkan Athletics Championships	Istanbul	1	3.70
1939	Balkan Athletics Championships	Athens	1	3.92	CRNR
1938	Balkan Athletics Championships	Belgrade	1	3.91	CR
1937	Balkan Athletics Championships	Bucharest	1	3.90	CR=
1937	International Universities Champs	Paris	2	3.75
1936	Balkan Athletics Championships	Athens	1	3.90	CR=
1935	Balkan Athletics Championships	Istanbul	3	3.60

National results 6

1940 Greek Athletics Championships · Athens 1 3.92
1939 Greek Athletics Championships · Athens 1 3.70
1938 Greek Athletics Championships · Athens 1 3.84
1937 Greek Athletics Championships · Athens 1 3.83
1936 Greek Athletics Championships · Athens 1 3.60
1935 Greek Athletics Championships · Athens 1 3.50