Stiliani Papadopoulou
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Stiliani Papadopoulou is a female hammer throw
er from Greece
. She was born in Thessaloniki
. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Nikiti. This is the Greek record.
She finished eleventh at the 2008 Olympic Games
. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games
and the 2005 World Championships
without reaching the finals.
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er from Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. She was born in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Nikiti. This is the Greek record.
She finished eleventh at the 2008 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw
The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...
. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Hammer Throw
The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 23 and August 25...
and the 2005 World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Hammer Throw
The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 10 and August 12...
without reaching the finals.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 40th (q) | 61.61 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (q) | 64.99 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:... |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China |
11th | 64.97 m |
| 2009 | World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:... |
Berlin, Germany | 21st (q) | 67.33 m |
| Mediterranean Games 2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games , officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, took place in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July, 2009... |
Pescara, Italy | 3rd | 67.35 m Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games At the 2009 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Pescara, Italy from 30 June to 3 July.-Medal summary:-Men:-Women:-Disability athletics:-Games records:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:... |
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| World Athletics Final 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final The 7th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece on September 12 and September 13, 2009. The competition represented the culmination of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour, a selection of athletics meetings which began on September 20, 2008 at the... |
Thessaloniki, Greece | 8th | 64.90 m | |