Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou

Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou

NIkoleta Kyriakopoulou
Personal information
Born	21 March 1986 Athens, Greece
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	4.81 m (i) 4.83 m
Medal record World Championships 2015 Beijng Pole vault European Championships 2012 Helsinki Pole vault
Updated on 26 August 2015.

Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (Greek: Νικολέτα Κυριακοπούλου, born 21 March 1986) is a Greek pole vaulter. She won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Beijing in 2015. During the 2015 season she set five Greek records (indoor and outdoor) raising the bar to 4,83 meters.^[1] The same year, she became the first Greek athlete to win the IAAF Diamond League.^[2]

Her first success in a major event was in 2012, when she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Helsinki. She also won the 2009 Mediterranean Games with a Games record of 4.50 meters.

Personal bests

Event	Record	Date	Venue
Pole vault outdoor	4.83 m NR	4 July 2015	Paris, France
Pole vault indoor	4.81 m	17 February 2016	Stockholm, Sweden

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Greece
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	6th	4.00 m
2005	European Junior Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	7th	4.00 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	13th (q)	3.90 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	27th (q)	4.15 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	4.50 m GR
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	19th (q)	4.40 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd (q)	4.45 m[3]
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (q)	4.25 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	9th	4.35 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	8th	4.65 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	4.60 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	19th (q)	4.25 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (q)	4.36 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	13th (q)	4.45 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	12th	4.30 m
	European Championships	Zurich, Switzerland	7th	4.35 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	5th	4.50 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	4.80 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	6th	4.60 m

References

• Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou profile at IAAF

1. http://www.segas.gr/index.php/el/news/2374-ta-25-panellinia-rekor-tou-2015
2. http://www.thetoc.gr/athlitika/article/nikol-kuriakopoulou-i-kalloni-athlitria-apo-diamanti-pou-den-masaei
3. No mark in the final

• Official website http://www.nikolkyriakopoulou.gr