{{Short description|Canadian javelin thrower (born 1994)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Track and field |disability = |disability_class = | event = Javelin throw | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | retired= | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Evan Karakolis''' (born 30 March 1994) is a Canadian javelin thrower who holds the school record at Rice University ({{Convert|79.30|m|sp=us}}). As well as being team captain of the 2015–2016 Rice Track and Field Team, Karakolis received the Bob Quin Award for both athletic and academic excellence. Karakolis competed for Canada at the 2011 World Youth Championship in Lille, France, and finished eighth in qualifying.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rice University|url=http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-track/mtt/evan_karakolis_827668.html}}</ref> He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto.
In 2016, Karakolis won the javelin event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and Canadian Olympic Trials with a throw of {{Convert|71.77|m|sp=us}}. However, this distance fell below the Olympic qualifying standard of {{Convert|83.00|m|sp=us}} and thus did not qualify him the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.deltatiming.com/edmonton/2016-ac-trials/160707F442 |title=2016 Canadian Championships and Rio Selection Trials |accessdate=4 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2017, Karakolis won the javelin event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships for the second consecutive year with a throw of {{Convert|73.71|m|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Canadian Track & Field Championships - 03/07/2017 to 09/07/2017 |url=http://liveresults.athletics.ca/Live_Results/2017/Championships/ |accessdate=4 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, Karakolis's throw of {{Convert|73.10|m|sp=us}} in the javelin finals at the Canadian Track and Field Championships earned him a third straight gold medal in the event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Event 442 Men Javelin Throw Senior |url=http://liveresults.athletics.ca/Live_Results/2018/Championships/180703F442.htm |accessdate=4 November 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{World Athletics}}
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