Michalis Kalomiris

Michalis Kalomiris is a Greek long-distance runner.

Kalomiris qualified for the 2016 Olympics due to his top-ten finish of eighth in the 2015 Rome Marathon, a IAAF Gold Label Road Race.[1][2] This was despite the fact that his time in that race was 10.5 minutes below the Olympic qualifying standard.[3]

He took a three month leave of absence from his job as a lawyer to train for the Olympic marathon.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Yiannis Papadopoulos (2016-07-16). "Athens lawyer unexpectedly qualifies for marathon at Rio Olympics | Sports". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ↑ Sports (2016-08-04). "Greek lawyer had no idea he had qualified for the Olympic marathon". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ↑ Alex Baker (2016-08-04). "Greek lawyer unknowingly qualifies for Rio Olympics". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. ↑ Bonesteel, Matt. "Meet the Greek marathoner who didn't realize he had qualified for the Olympics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Marathon runner unknowingly qualifies for the Olympics - Canadian Running Magazine". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
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