12 Facts About Periklis Iakovakis

Periklis Iakovakis is a retired Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles.

Periklis Iakovakis is the Greek record holder with a time of 47.82 seconds and fifteen times national champion in the event.

Periklis Iakovakis has competed at four Summer Olympics and is a six-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics.

Periklis Iakovakis was the world bronze medalist in 2003 and the European champion in 2006.

Periklis Iakovakis was named the 2003 and 2006 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

In 1998 Iakovakis won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Annecy, France with 49.82 seconds, and five years later he won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris-Saint-Denis, France.

Periklis Iakovakis achieved his personal best of 47.82 seconds on 6 May 2006 in Osaka during the IAAF World Athletics Tour and won his first major competition 3 months later.

Periklis Iakovakis became European Champion in Gothenborg, Sweden finishing at 48.46 seconds in the final.

Periklis Iakovakis won the bronze medal at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, which was the last edition of the competition and was held in Thessaloniki.

Periklis Iakovakis identified Dai Greene as his main European rival in the event.

Periklis Iakovakis was slower in the 2011 season and, for the first time since 1998, his fastest run that year was over 50 seconds.

Periklis Iakovakis marked a resurgence in form at the 2012 Greek Championships by winning his 15th straight national title, including a run of 49.04 seconds in the heats.