Position: Associate Professor
Tel/fax: 210 7276190
Section:Track & Field
E-mail: elzach[at]phed.uoa[dot]gr
Scientific discipline
Endurance training
Teaching
-Didactics and Theory of Training in Track and Field Running Events
-Advanced Training in Track and Field Running Events
-Performance Testing in Track and Field and Skiing
Research interests
-Rate of glycogen metabolism during submaximal running
-High intensity interval training: effect on endurance perforance
-Contribution of selected physiological variables with endurance performance
Degrees
-Bachelor PE and Sports Science Athens University PE DEPT (1982)
-Master of Science, St Andrews University Scotland (1991)
-PhD, Athens University PE DEPT (2003)
Indicative Publications
- Variability of performance during a 60-min running race. Chryssanthopoulos, Ziaras, Zacharogiannis, Travlos, Paradisis, Lambropoulos, Charilaos Tsolakis, Fotios Zeglis & Maridaki. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33, 19, 2015 pp 2051-2060.
- Pacing at vVO2 Peak: Metabolic and Performance Profile. Elias Zacharogiannis, Giorgos Paradisis, Theofilos Pilianidis, Charis Tsolakis, Athanasia Smirniotou. Journal of Exercise Physiology online. 18, 2, 2015, pp 17-31.
- Paradisis, G., Pappas, P., Theodorou, A., Zacharogiannis, E., Skordilis, E.; Smirniotou, A. Effects of Static and Dynamic Stretching on Sprint and Jump Performance in Boys and Girls. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 28, 1, 2014, pp 154-160.
- Pilianidis T., Mantzouranis N., Siachos N., Smirniotou A., Zacharogiannis E., and Kellis S. Evaluation of preadolescent athletes’ running performance in a middle distance running event. Trends in Sport Sciences 1, 20,2013, pp 66-71.
- G Dallas, E. Zacharogiannis and G Paradisis Physiological profile of elite Greek gymnasts, Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 13, 1, 5, 2013 pp.27 – 32.
- S. Psycharakis, G. Paradisis, E. Zacharogiannis. Assessment of accuracy, reliability and force measurement errors for a tethered swimming apparatus. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 11, 2011, 410-416.
- Douvis, A., Tsigganos, G., Smirniotou, A., Zacharogiannis, E. and Charilaos Tsolakis Stretching has no effect on flexibility and specific kinetic patterns of fencing performance. International Journal of Fitness, 7, 2011, 13-20
- C. Tsolakis, G. Bogdanis, A. Nikolaou and E. Zacharogiannis. Influence of type of muscle contraction of upper and lower limb explosive performance in elite fencers. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 10, 2011, 577-583
- G. Tsolakis, A Douvis, G. Tsigganos E. Zacharogiannis and A Smirniotou. Acute effects of stretching on flexibility, power and sport specific performance in fencers. Journal of Human Kinetics, 26, 2010, 105-114
- E. Karatzanos, G. Paradisis, E. Zacharogiannis, S. Tziortzis and S. Nanas. Assessment of ventilatory threshold using near infrared spectroscopy on the gastrocnemius muscle during treadmill running. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 40, 2, 2010, 206-211