Anastasia Kelesidou

Anastasia Kelesidou
Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Greece
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Discus
2004 Athens Discus
World Championships
1999 Seville Discus
2003 Paris Discus
2001 Edmonton Discus
European Championships
2002 Munich Discus
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari Discus

Anastasia "Tasoula" Kelesidou (Greek: Αναστασία Κελεσίδου, [anastaˈsia celeˈsiðu], born 28 November 1972 in Hamburg, Germany) is a retired Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Greek records in discus throw, the best being 67.70 metres.[1]

Her only international victory came at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

Honours

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Greece
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (q) 54.08 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th 58.96 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 18th 59.60 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1st 66.18 m CR
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 62.95 m
1999 World Championships Sevilla, Spain 2nd 66.05 m
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia] 2nd 65.71 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 65.50 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 63.92 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 2nd 67.14 m SB
2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 2nd 66.68 m

References

  1. Anastasia Kelesidou. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-08.


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