Periklis Iakovakis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Periklis Iakovakis

Greek hurdler

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1979

Place of Birth: Patras, West Greece Region, Greece

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Periklís Iakovákis (Greek: ?e?????? ?a??ß????, [peri'klis iako'vacis], born 24 March 1979 in Patras) is a retired Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles.
He is the Greek record holder with a time of 47.82 seconds and fifteen times national champion in the event. He has competed at four Summer Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012) and is a six-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics.
He was the world bronze medalist in 2003 and the European champion in 2006.
His first major win came at the 1998 World Junior Championships and he won the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.