Panagiotis Papoulias (; born 9 December 1969) is a Greek former track and field athlete who competing middle- and long-distance running events. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships.European Athletics Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16. He was a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1995 and 1997) and also ran at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 1998 European Athletics Championships.Panayiótis Papoulias. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
Papoulias was a six-time national champion at the Greek Athletics Championships, winning two 1500 metres titles and four over 5000 metres. He is the Greek national record holder in the 3000 m and 5000 m events with personal bests of 7:44.26 minutes and 13:28.59 minutes, respectively, as well as the Greek record holder for the 10000 m in the M35 category.National Lists of Greece (Men). Apulanta. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.RunningNews.gr - Τα Πανελλήνια ρεκόρ ανά ηλικιακή κατηγορία, για Μαραθώνιο-Ημιμαραθώνιο και όλα τα αγωνίσματα του στίβου (in Greek) He also holds the national indoor records for the 1500 m (3:39.63) and 3000 m (7:43.66). He was a member of GS Ilioupolis, Olympiacos and AEK during his career.Στατιστικά>Ρεκόρ>Πανελλήνια>Κλειστού Στίβου . SEGAS. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
He was a double bronze medallist in the 3000 metres and 5000 m at the 1997 European Cup.European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16. He was the first long-distance medallist for Greece at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and as of 2016, remains the only such Greek athlete.
Since September 2016 he is serving as a managing director for Panathinaikos youth academies, the team he is a fan of since childhood, as he stated.panathinaikos1908.gr - Στον Παναθηναϊκό Α.Ο. ο Παναγιώτης Παπούλιας! (in Greek)
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 m – 3:37.38 min (1997) 3000 m – 7:44.26 min (1996) 5000 m – 13:28.59 min (1995) 10,000 m – 29:18.85 min (2003) 3000 m s'chase – 8:28.62 min (1999) Indoor 1500 m – 3:39.63 min (1998) 3000 m – 7:43.66 min (1998) All info from IAAF and All AthleticsPanayotis PAPOULIAS. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.
National titles Greek Athletics ChampionshipsGreek Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16. 1500 m: 1995, 1998 5000 m: 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003
International competitions 1995UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan — 5000 m1995 Universiade Men´s 5000 m results . Universiade. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th (heats)5000 m14:00.93 1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden3rd3000 m7:50.801997European CupMunich, Germany3rd3000 m7:45.653rd5000 m13:40.02World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece10th (heats)1500 m3:40.3012th (heats)5000 m13:58.271998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain9th3000 m8:01.141998 European Athletics Indoor Championships Results (p. 559–560). European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.World Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco52ndShort race11:41European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th (heats)3000 m s'chase8:45.01Men 400m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN) - Sunday 23.08. Todor66. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.1999Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece1st1500 m3:44.76Balkan Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-16.2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium —3000 m
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