Career
In 2010, Smalios improved his own record to 80.77 metres at the European Athletics Outdoor Classic Meeting in Kalamata. Few months later, he applied and granted a Swedish citizenship in order to compete internationally for his birth nation. Smalios represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men"s javelin throw.
Smalios performed a best throw of 71.87 metres from his second attempt, but fell short in his bid for the twelve-man final as he placed twenty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.
