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Apostolos Parellis (born July 24, 1985) is a professional Cypriot track and field athlete〔http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/cyprus/apostolos-parellis-224925〕 specializing in discus throw. He is the current National Record holder with 65.36m.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5jGk2OnFhc〕 since June 2012. Parellis competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics〔http://www.sigmalive.com/sports/track/cyprus/495396〕 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〔http://www.kathimerini.com.cy/index.php/index.php?pageaction=kat&modid=1&artid=100745&show=Y〕 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. throw.〔http://www.cna.org.cy/webnews.asp?a=013a521dff8e442b965ae3b0e69764d1〕 Since breaking the National Record in 2007 for the first time (57.81m.)〔http://www.patris.gr/articles/107547?PHPSESSID=#.U70vie7RrIU〕 at the age of 22, Parellis has been the islands top discus thrower, improving his personal best another ten times. The 65.36m. mark was set in June 2012 at Chania, Crete, Greece. ==Early life== Apostolos Parellis grew up at the village of Paliometocho at the west of the capital Nicosia. He attended the Anthoupoli Junior High and then the Technical School from which he graduated with a mark of 17,6/20. Parellis then went on to study Mechanical Engineering at the Frederick University and acquired the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 2012 with a GPA of 3.87/4. Coming from a sporting family, as a youngster Apostolos watched his father Lakis〔http://www.sigmalive.com/lifestyle/press-releases/118843〕 win many national titles at Rally driving and especially in the 2WD category. Racing is a family tradition that Demetris Parellis,〔http://www.4troxoi.com.cy/index.php?pageaction=kat&modid=1&artid=1677〕 Apostolos’ brother, continues today. Apostolos and Demetris also have a younger sister. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Apostolos Parellis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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