Sofia Bekatorou (born December 26, 1977 in Athens

Athens

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), is a Greek

Greece

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 sailing champion.

She has participated in over 470 main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 sailing competition

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...

, where she won gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Emilia Tsoulfa

Emilia Tsoulfa

Emilia Tsoulfa is a Greek sailing champion.She has participated in over 470 main class events including 2004 Olympic Sailing Competition, where she won gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Sofia Bekatorou...

 (Greece). After a serious back injury she successfully won a bronze medal in the Yngling

Yngling

The Ynglings were the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty. It can refer to the clans of the Scylfings , the semi-legendary royal Swedish clan during the Age of Migrations, with kings such as Eadgils, Onela and Ohthere...

 Keelboat class at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

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