Christos Spyrou (born November 14, 1976, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek weightlifter. He finished 13th in the 70 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 7th in the 85 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Spyrou also represented Greece at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, and most recently at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships.
His father Panagiotis Spyrou was also a weightlifter and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics (75 kg event).
His son Panagiotis Spyrou is also a weightlifter and competes representing Greece at international competitions.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankSummer Olympics2000 Sydney, Australia 85 kg 170.0 175.0 175.0 6 205.0 205.0 210.06375.071996 Atlanta, United States 70 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 11 172.5 177.5 180.012322.513World Championships1999 Piraeus, Greece 85 kg 172.5177.5177.56207.5212.5212.538041996Warschau, Poland 70 kg135.0140.0142.5165.0170.0172.5305.01995Guangzhou, China 70 kg137.5142.5148.014177.5177.5177.5---1995Warschau, Poland 70 kg135.0140.0140.0165.0165.0170.0305.01994Jakarta, Indonesia 70 kg120.0------10150.0------8270.071993Cheb, Czech Republic 70 kg112.5------19145.0------16257.517European Championships2005Sofia, Bulgaria 85 kg145.0145.0145.017180.0185.0187.517330.0162003Loutraki, Greece 85 kg162.5167.5167.59195.0200.0202.55365.072002Antalya, Turkey 85 kg165.0170.0172.5200.0200.0200.0---1999La Coruna, Spain 77 kg157.5162.5162.56190.0195.0195.07347.571998Riesa, Germany 77 kg140.0145.0147.510180.0185.0185.012327.5101996Prag, Czech Republic 70 kg135.0140.0140.0165.0165.0170.0305.01996Stavanger, Norway 70 kg135.0135.0140.08170.0175.0180.04315.041995Beer Sheva, Israel 70 kg137.5142.5145.0170.0170.0175.0312.51994Rome, Italy 70 kg120.011155.011275111992Reims, France 67,5 kg100.0100.0105.04127.5127.5127.54227.54
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