Dimitrios Gravalos

Dimitrios Gravalos

Personal information
Nationality	Greece
Born	(1984-04-18) 18 April 1984 Kalamaria, Greece
Height
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	4 × 400 metres relay
Club	Panellinios GS (GRE)
Coached by	Parharidou Pinelopi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 45.94 s (2006)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Greece European Junior Championships 2003 Tampere 400 m Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara 4x400 m relay 2013 Mersin 4x400 m relay

Dimitrios Gravalos (Greek: Δημήτρης Γράβαλος; born April 18, 1984 in Kalamaria) is a Greek sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal for the 400 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships in Tampere, Finland, with a time of 46.54 seconds.

Gravalos competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Stylianos Dimotsios, Konstadinos Anastasiou, and Pantelis Melachroinoudis. He ran on the second leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 45.66 seconds. The team finished the relay in seventh place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.30, failing to advance into the final.

Honours

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Greece
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	20th (sf)	400m	47.83
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	1st	400 m	46.54
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	4th	400 m	47.64
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	15th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.30 SB
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.29
			6th	400 m	46.29 SB
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.12
			17th (sf)	400 m	46.30 SB
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.36
			7th	400 m	46.76 SB

External links

• Dimitrios Gravalos profile at IAAF
• NBC Olympics Profile