Evripides Demosthenous

Evripides Demosthenous (Greek: Ευριπίδης Δημοσθένους; born 14 October 1972) is a retired Cypriot sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[1] He represented his country at two Summer Olympics, in 1996 and 2000, as well as three consecutive World Championships, starting in 1995.

He has personal bests of 46.16 seconds outdoors (Palma de Mallorca 1999) and 47.39 seconds indoors (Piraeus 1998). Both are standing national records.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cyprus
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 14th (h) 400 m 49.20
1993 Games of the Small States of Europe Malta 1st 400 m 48.48[2]
Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.45
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 11th (sf) 400 m 47.91
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (h) 400 m 47.40
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada (h) 400 m 47.78
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 14th (h) 400 m 47.95
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 39th (h) 400 m 46.84
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 20th (qf) 400 m 47.13
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden – 400 m DQ
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 43rd (h) 400 m 46.76
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 41st (h) 400 m 47.57
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 19th (h) 400 m 48.16
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th (h) 400 m 47.15
12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.96
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23rd (qf) 400 m 46.89
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 10th (sf) 400 m 46.16
World Championships Seville, Spain 37th (h) 400 m 46.72
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia – 400 m DNF
2003 Games of the Small States of Europe Marsa, Malta 3rd 400 m 48.19
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.51

References
  1. Evripides Demosthenous at World Athletics



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