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Apostolos Parellis

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Apostolos Parellis (Greek: Απόστολος Παρέλλης,born July 24, 1985) is a Cypriot track and field athlete specializing in discus throw. He is the current Cypriot national record holder with 66.32 m (217 ft 7 in) since October 2019. Parellis competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London narrowly missing a spot in the final after finishing 13th overall with an attempt of 63.48m., just seven centimetres shy of the 12th position that gave the ticket to the final. In the 2015 Athletics World Championships in Beijing, Apostolos clinched 6th spot in the world with a 64.55m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 10 different languages on Wikipedia. Apostolos Parellis is the 8,032nd most popular athlete (down from 6,941st in 2024), the 88th most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cypriot Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Apostolos Parellis ranks 8,032 out of 6,025. Before him are Rasheed Dwyer, Benjamin Kigen, Ida Karstoft, Vasyl Mykhailov, Óliver Pérez, and Mart Seim. After him are Michael Foley, Karla Borger, Jonathan Sacoor, Steven Coppola, Zofia Klepacka, and Oussama Oueslati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Apostolos Parellis ranks 1,853. Before him are Alex Henrique José, Brad Newley, Brandon Rush, Ambati Rayudu, Brian Roberts, and Killian Dain. After him are Osea Kolinisau, Megan Moulton-Levy, Alun Wyn Jones, Rachel Smith, Dorell Wright, and Mohammad Nabi.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Apostolos Parellis ranks 88 out of 77. Before him are Eleni Artymata (1986), Georgios Efrem (1989), Nektarios Alexandrou (1983), Giorgos Merkis (1984), Antonis Giorgallidis (1982), and Giannis Karagiannis (1994). After him are Nikolas Ioannou (1995), Marios Georgiou (1997), Androula Henriques (2000), Antri Christoforou (1992), Andreas Cariolou (1982), and Andri Eleftheriou (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Cyprus

Among athletes born in Cyprus, Apostolos Parellis ranks 5. Before him are Kyriakos Ioannou (1984), Pavlos Kontides (1990), Aleksandr Zuyev (null), and Eleni Artymata (1986). After him are Andreas Cariolou (1982), Andri Eleftheriou (1984), Li Meng (null), Marilena Makri (2002), and Natasa Lappa (null).

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