Spyridon Vasdekis

Background

He was born in Volos.

Career

This ranks him fourth among Greek long jumpers of all time, behind Louis Tsatoumas, Konstantinos Koukodimos and Dimitrios Filindras. Spyros Vasdekis is the older brother of Olga Vasdeki.

Achievements

• He won the gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games, finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships, third at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and eighth at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His personal best jump is 8.19 metres (26 ft 104 in), achieved in July 1995 in Budapest.