Periklis Iakovakis

Periklis Iakovakis (Greek Περικλής Ιακωβάκης, born March 24, 1979 in Patras ) is a Greek hurdler.

At the Junior European Championships 1997 Iakovakis second in the 400 - meter hurdles and with the Greek 4 × 400 - meter relay. In 1998 he was in Annecy Junior World Champion over 400 meters hurdles in 49.82 seconds. After he had retired at the 1999 World Championships and at the 2000 Olympic Games in the run, he reached the semi-finals at the 2001 World Championships. In Munich at the European Athletics Championships in 2002, he took over the hurdles in 49.05 seconds for fifth place. Even with the season he reached the finals and finished sixth.

In the 2003 season, he improved significantly. In the semifinals of the World Championships in Paris -Saint -Denis he ran 48.17 seconds in the new national record. In the final, he won bronze in 48.24 seconds behind Félix Sánchez ( DOM) in 47.25 seconds and Joey Woody (USA) in 48.18 seconds. At the Olympic Games in 2004 and at the World Championships in 2005, he left each in the semifinals.

In May 2006, the Greek Iakovakis improved record in Osaka in 47.82 seconds. At the European Championships in Gothenburg, he won the title in 48.46 seconds before Plawgo Marek (POL ) in 48.71 seconds. At the last meeting in the old world-class Zurich Letzigrund 2006, he won the hurdles in 47.92 seconds.

At the World Championships in 2007, he finished 6th place in the final in 49.25 seconds, after he had qualified in the semi-final with 48.44 seconds for the final.

At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, although he reached the final, was there with a time of 49.96 s only roller and thus last.

Periklis Iakovakis was from 1998 to 2006 nine times. Consecutive Greek champion in the 400 - meter hurdles He is coached by Maria Sotirakopoulou for years. At a height of 1.85 m his competition weight is 76 kg. His brothers Thomás (* 1976) and Sotirios (* 1982 ) are also athletes.

Power development

His best time in the 400 - meter race is at 46.35 seconds since 2002.