{"id":20728,"date":"2026-09-02T03:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/02\/greek-high-jumper-antonis-merlos-wins-silver-at-taranto-games\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T03:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:35:11","slug":"greek-high-jumper-antonis-merlos-wins-silver-at-taranto-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/02\/greek-high-jumper-antonis-merlos-wins-silver-at-taranto-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek High Jumper Antonis Merlos Wins Silver At Taranto Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Greek high jumper Antonis Merlos added another medal to Greece\u2019s haul at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, winning silver in the men\u2019s high jump.<\/h3>\n<p>Merlos cleared 2.19 metres to secure second place and give Greece its fourth athletics medal of the Games.<\/p>\n<p>European champion Gianmarco Tamberi claimed the gold medal, while Italian high jumper Christian Falocchi took bronze after clearing 2.15 metres.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2domain-0426 greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-21135635481\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Merlos followed up his appearance at the European Championships with another international podium finish in Taranto, securing an important silver medal for the Greek team.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2after-post greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-21067078438\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post Greek High Jumper Antonis Merlos Wins Silver At Taranto Games appeared first on Greek City Times.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/greek-high-jumper-antonis-merlos-wins-silver-at-taranto-games\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greek high jumper Antonis Merlos added another medal to Greece\u2019s haul at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, winning silver in the men\u2019s high jump. 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