Yiannis Kouros

Kouros came to prominence when he won the Spartathlon in 1984 in a record time of 20 hours and 25 minutes. He also won the Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1985 in a record time of 5 days, 5 hours, 7 minutes, and 6 seconds, beating the previous record held by Cliff Young. Kouros held Australian citizenship for part of his running career and was inducted into the Australian Ultra Runners Association's Hall of Fame in 2019. In 1990, following a dispute with his employer in Greece, Kouros emigrated to Australia. He became an Australian citizen in 1994. Twenty years later, in 2014, at the age of 58, Kouros retired from ultrarunning competition. Concerning the secret of his success, Kouros claims, "When other people get tired, they stop. I take over my body with my mind. I tell it that it's not tired, and it listens." Kouros has also written over 1,000 poems, several of which appear in his books, Symblegmata ("Clusters") and The Six-Day Run of the Century.

• Name — Yiannis Kouros • Sport — Track and Field • Event — 24-hour run, 48-hour run, 6-day race • Born — 13 February 1956 • Birthplace — Tripoli, Kingdom of Greece • Personal Best — Marathon: 2:24:00 Spartathlon: 20:25:00 • Website — http: www.yianniskouros.gr/en/ • Medal Templates — Men's Ultramarathon (partial list)

According to the International Association of Ultrarunners, Kouros has the following world records As of February 2013:

• 100 miles — Road — 11h 46min 37s — 13.665 km/h • 1,000 km — Track — 5d 16h 17min 00s — 7.338 km/h • 1,000 km — Road — 5d 20h 13min 40s — 7.131 km/h • 1,000 miles — Road — 10d 10h 30min 36s — 6.424 km/h

• 12 h — Road — 162.543 km — 13.545 km/h • 24 h — Road — 290.221 km — 12.093 km/h • 24 h — Track — 303.506 km — 12.646 km/h • 48 h — Road — 433.095 km — 9.023 km/h • 48 h — Track — 473.495 km — 9.875 km/h • 6 days — Road — 1028.370 km — 7.142 km/h • 6 days — Track — 1038.851 km — 7.214 km/h

Yiannis Kouros is recorded with the occupation ultramarathon runner. Recorded with the occupation athletics competitor. Recorded as poet, ultramarathon runner, songwriter, athletics competitor and marathon runner. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Yannis Kouros. His recorded languages were Modern Greek and English.