Vasiliki Angelopoulou (Greek: Βασιλική Αγγελοπούλου; born 30 May 1987 in Athens) is a retired Greek swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events.[1] Angelopoulou broke both a national and a European junior record of 2:10.64 to claim a gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2003 European Junior Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] Angelopoulou also held the distinction of being the first female Greek swimmer to reach an Olympic final.[3]
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| Full name | Vasiliki Angelopoulou | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Greece | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1987 Athens, Greece | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, medley | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | AE Haidariou | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Angelopoulou qualified for two swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, representing the host nation Greece. She achieved a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:10.64 (200 m butterfly) from the European Junior Swimming Championships[2][4] On the first day of the competition, Angelopoulou set a Greek record time of 4:44.90, to secure her spot in the final of the 400 m individual medley.[5] Being the nation's first female swimmer in the swimming final, Angelopoulou finished in last place by half a second (0.50) behind South Korea's Nam Yoo-Sun, in a time of 4:50.85.[6][7] In the 200 m butterfly, Angelopoulou failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed twenty-second in the preliminary heats, outside her personal best time of 2:13.88.[8]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vasiliki Angelopoulou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Six Records Set on Day One of European Juniors". Swimming World Magazine. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "U.S. swimmer Sandeno nearly gets gold". ESPN. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 400 IM Prelims: Klochkova Dominant in Signature Event, Clocks 4:38.36. Sandeno Qualifies Second in PR 4:40.21". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Klochkova Wins Her Second Consecutive Olympic 400IM. Sandeno Takes the Silver, Sets a New American Record. Argentina's Bardach Grabs Bronze in S.A. Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's 400m Individual Medley Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
External links edit
- 2004 Olympic Profile – Eideisis Ellinika (in Greek)
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