Niki Xanthou
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Born | (1973-10-11) 11 October 1973 (age 50) Rhodes | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 7.03 m, 6.91 m (i) | ||||||||||||||
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Niki Xanthou (Greek: Νίκη Ξάνθου, [ˈnici ˈksanθu], born 11 October 1973 in Rhodes) is a Greek long jumper.
Xanthou set nine national records in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Bellinzona. At the age of 22 she gave an impressive performance in the Olympic games final in Atlanta, in which she took the 4th place with 6.97 m.
She won the Mediterranean Games of 1997 in Bari and the European under 23 Cup in 1994. The greatest achievements in her career were the second place in the 1997 World Championships in Athens and the gold medal in 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna.
She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1997.
Honours
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 6.03 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) | |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 6.44 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 6.51 m | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 6.97 m | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 6.69 m | |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 6,94 m | ||
Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 6.72 m CR | ||
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 6.55 m | |
Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 3rd | 6.83 m | ||
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | 6.65 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 17th (q) | 6.50 m | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 6.76 m | |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 1st | 6.74 m | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 5th | 6.47 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 32nd (q) | 6.31 m |
References
- Niki Xanthou at World Athletics
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- 1966:
Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)
- 1967:
Berit Berthelsen (NOR)
- 1968:
Berit Berthelsen (NOR)
- 1969:
Irena Szewińska (POL)
- 1970:
Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROM)
- 1971:
Heide Rosendahl (FRG)
- 1972:
Brigitte Roesen (FRG)
- 1973:
Diana Yorgova (BUL)
- 1974:
Meta Antenen (SUI)
- 1975:
Dorina Catineanu (ROM)
- 1976:
Lidiya Alfeyeva (URS)
- 1977:
Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH)
- 1978:
Jarmila Nygrýnová (TCH)
- 1979:
Siegrun Siegl (GDR)
- 1980:
Anna Włodarczyk (POL)
- 1981:
Karin Hänel (FRG)
- 1982:
Sabine Everts (FRG)
- 1983:
Eva Murková (TCH)
- 1984:
Sue Hearnshaw (GBR)
- 1985:
Galina Chistyakova (URS)
- 1986:
Heike Drechsler (FRG)
- 1987:
Heike Drechsler (FRG)
- 1988:
Heike Drechsler (FRG)
- 1989:
Galina Chistyakova (URS)
- 1990:
Galina Chistyakova (URS)
- 1992:
Larysa Berezhna (EUN)
- 1994:
Heike Drechsler (GER)
- 1996:
Renata Nielsen (DEN)
- 1998:
Fiona May (ITA)
- 2000:
Erica Johansson (SWE)
- 2002:
Niki Xanthou (GRE)
- 2005:
Naide Gomes (POR)
- 2007:
Naide Gomes (POR)
- 2009:
Ksenija Balta (EST)
- 2011:
Darya Klishina (RUS)
- 2013:
Darya Klishina (RUS)
- 2015:
Ivana Španović (SRB)
- 2017:
Ivana Španović (SRB)
- 2019:
Ivana Španović (SRB)
- 2021:
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR)
- 2023:
Jazmin Sawyers (GBR)
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