Eleni Artymata (Greek: Ελένη Αρτυματά, born 16 May 1986 in Paralimni) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Cyprus.[1]

Eleni Artymata
Eleni Artymata at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
Personal information
Born (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 (age 37)
Paralimni, Cyprus
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Cyprus
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres,200 metres,400 metres
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cyprus
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place Pescara 2009 200 m
Gold medal – first place Mersin 2013 200 m
Gold medal – first place Tarragona 2018 400m
Silver medal – second place Mersin 2013 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place Pescara 2009 100 m
Bronze medal – third place Mersin 2013 100 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2005 Andorra 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Andorra 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Andorra 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Monaco 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Monaco 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Monaco 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nicosia 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nicosia 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nicosia 4x100 m relay
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Biography edit

Artymata represented Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 200 metres, where she reached the second round. She won two medals, a gold in the 200 m and a bronze in the 100 m at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara. She also won two gold at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe.

At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres, where she finished 8th. She recorded her personal best in the 200 m of 22.64 seconds in the semi-finals of the same event.[2]

At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. Artymata finished sixth in the final, improving her own national record to 22.61.[3]

Later in 2010, at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Artymata was one of the favourites for the 200 metres title. She was the fastest qualifier in the heats in 23.23. However, she was disqualified after winning her semi final in 23.15, for running out of her lane. The final was won by Cydonie Mothersill in 22.89.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the semi-finals of the 200 m.[5] That year at the European Championships, she reached the final.[6]

In 2013, Artymata won her second Mediterranean Games 200 metres title in Mersin. She had previously won in Pescara in 2009. Her third gold medal in the competition came in 2018 in Tarragona, this time in the 400 metres, in a National record time of 51.19, beating Italy‘s two-time European Champion Libania Grenot.[citation needed]

Personal bests edit

Event[1] Time (seconds) Venue Date
100 metres 11.37 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
200 metres 22.61 NR Barcelona, Spain 31 July 2010
400 metres 50.80 NR Tokyo, Japan 4 August 2021

References edit

  1. ^ a b IAAF Athlete biography: Eleni Artymata
  2. ^ "IAAF: 200 Metres - W - Semi-final". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  3. ^ "European Athletics Championships - Barcelona, Spain - 200m Women - Results - Final" (PDF). 31 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ http://www.commonwealthgames.com Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Eleni Artymata Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ^ "European Athletics Championships - Helsinki, Finland - Results - 200m Women" (PDF). 30 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

External links edit