Konstantinos "Kostas" Douvalidis (; born 10 March 1987) is a Greek hurdler.
He was born in Drama to an American father and a Greek mother. As a junior, he won the silver medal at the 2005 European Athletics Championships, the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships. He was sixth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2012 European Championships.
He competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He has participated in four consecutive Olympic Games (2008-2020). During his career Douvalidis won the Greek Athletics Championships 17 times (2007-2025).
International competitions Representing 2005European Junior ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 2nd110 m h (91.4 cm)13.99 s2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China 3rd110 m h (99.0 cm)13.39 s (+1.5 m/s) NJ2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan28th (h)110 m h13.74 sEuropean U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary 1st110 m h13.49 s (-0.4 m/s) NR7th (h)†4 × 100 m relay40.10†2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China11th (sf)110 m h13.55 s2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTorino, Italy14th (sf)60 m h7.82 s2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain17th (h)110 m h13.80 s2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea19th (h)110 m h13.59 s2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey17th (h)60 m h7.83 sEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8th110 m h13.59 sOlympic GamesLondon, UK23rd (sf)110 m h13.77 s2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden7th60 m h7.64 sMediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey 1st110 m h13.45 s (CR)World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia19th (h)110 m h13.55 s2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland9th (sf)60 m h7.62 sEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland15th (sf)110 m h13.66 s2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic6th 60 m h7.64 sWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China24h (sf)110m h13.79 s2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, USA15th (sf)60 m h7.79 sEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands11th (sf)110 m h13.50 sOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th (sf)110 m h13.47 s2017World ChampionshipsLondon, UK28th (h)110 m h13.62 s2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, UK14th (sf)60 m h7.68 sMediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain3rd110 m h13.67 sEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany14th (sf)110 m h13.56 s2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, UK5th60 m h7.65 sWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar14th (sf)110 m h13.54 s2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan27th (h)110 m h13.63 s2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia31st (h)60 m h7.77 s2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey20th (h)60 m h7.82 s SB2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom28th (h)60 m h7.79 sEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy20th (h)110 m hurdles14.04 s †: Competed only in heat.
Personal bests EventPerformanceDateVenue110 metres hurdles13.33 s 7 July 2015Székesfehérvár, Hungary60 meters hurdles7.59 s 9 February 2020Metz, France
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