Dora Kyriakou

Dora Kyriakou

Personal information
Born	3 July 1967
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres

Theodora "Dora" Kyriakou (Greek: Θεοδώρα "Δώρα" Κυριάκου; born 3 July 1967) is a retired Cypriot sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres.^[2] She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993. In addition, she won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1997 Mediterranean Games setting a new national record of 52.02 seconds.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cyprus
1993	Games of the Small States of Europe	Valletta, Malta	1st	400 m	54.55[3]
	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	7th	400 m	55.36
			4th	4x100 m relay	48.27
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	32nd (h)	200 m	24.47[4]
			23rd (h)	400 m	54.49
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	21st (h)	200 m	53.75
			23rd (h)	400 m	53.75
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	20th (h)	200 m	23.83
			11th (sf)	400 m	53.80
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (h)	400 m	53.46
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	31st (h)	200 m	23.77
			35th (h)	400 m	52.81
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	9th (sf)	400 m	53.47
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	39th (h)	200 m	23.85
			27th (qf)	400 m	52.26
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	2nd	400 m	52.02
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	44th (h)	200 m	24.08
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	–	400 m	DNF
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	16th (sf)	400 m	54.04
2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	5th	4x400 m relay	3:43.20
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	25th (h)	400 m	56.13
			9th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:46.27
2003	Games of the Small States of Europe	Marsa, Malta	1st	4x400 m relay	3:44.48

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 23.52 (Pátra 1995)
• 400 metres – 52.02 (Bari 1997)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 53.14 (Pireás 1995)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Dora Kyriakou profile at IAAF
3. GBR Athletics
4. Did not start in the quarterfinals