Personal information | |
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Born | 9 October 1986 |
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Marathon |
Michael Kalomiris (born 9 October 1986) is a Greek long distance runner and attorney who specializes in the marathon. [1] [2]
Kalomiris qualified for the 2016 Olympics due to his top-ten finish of eighth in the 2015 Rome Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. [2] [3] This was despite the fact that his time in that race was 10.5 minutes below the Olympic qualifying standard; [4] not knowing about the Gold Label qualification method, Kalomiris was amazed to see his name on a list of Olympic athletes. [2] He took a three-month leave of absence from his job as a lawyer to train for the Olympic marathon. [5] [6]
In the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished in 132nd place with a time of 2:37:03. [7] [8]