Konstadinos Kederis wins the 200 metres to take the sprint double at the 2002
European Athletics Championships in Germany.
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Men's 200m. Final.
2002 European Championships |
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| 1 Konstadinos KEDERIS |
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Gre |
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19.85 |
| 2 Francis Obikwelu |
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Por |
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20.21 |
| 3 Marlon Devonish |
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Gbr |
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20.24 |
| 4 Christian Malcolm |
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Gbr |
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20.30 |
| 5 Marcin Jedrusinski |
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Pol |
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20.31 |
| 6 Marco Torrieri |
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Ita |
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20.68 |
| 7 Troy Douglas |
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Ned |
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20.73 |
| Marcin Urbas |
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Pol |
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DNF |
The photo above shows Kostas charging to victory in his semi-final of the 200m at the
2002 European Athletics Championships. Picture George Herringshaw.
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Men's 200m Semi-Final 2.
2002 European Championships |
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| 1 Konstadinos KEDERIS |
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Gre |
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20.18 |
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Q |
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| 2 Marlon Devonish |
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Gbr |
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20.23 |
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Q |
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| 3 Marcin Urbas |
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Pol |
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20.60 |
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Q |
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| 4 Troy Douglas |
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Ned |
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20.64 |
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Q |
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| 5 A Marcoullides |
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Cyp |
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20.69 |
| 6 A Cavallaro |
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Ita |
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21.01 |
| 7 Tommi Hartonen |
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Fin |
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21.04 |
| DNF John Ertzgaard |
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Nor |
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For the 2004 Summer Olympics, Kenteris was one of the hopes of the home
crowd for winning a gold medal in athletics and favourite to light the
Olympic flame. However, on the day prior to the
Games, Kenteris and his training partner Ekaterini Thanou failed to
attend a drug test. While they claimed to have been injured in a
motorcycle accident – in a frantic attempt to return to the Olympic
village for the test upon hearing the news in the media – an official
Greek investigation would later find that the alleged accident had been
staged. In the ensuing doping scandal, Kenteris and Thanou announced
their withdrawal from the Games on August 18, after a hearing before the
Disciplinary Commission of the IOC, for what they described to be "in
the interests of the country". Kenteris retired from athletics.
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