Zoi Karangelou (Greek: Ζωή Καράγγελου; born 11 March 2005) is a Greek artistic swimmer.
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| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 2005 Volos, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Artistic Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In August 2024, she won the gold medal in solo free routine at the 2024 World Artistic Swimming Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.
Career
editIn junior level, she has won 7 medals (3 silver and 4 bronze) in the European Championships while in the World Championships she has won 2 medals (1 gold and 1 bronze). The gold medal that she claimed in solo free routine at the 2024 World Championships in Lima, Peru was the first-ever for Greece in World Championships competition at junior category and the third-ever at all categories (Youth, Junior or Senior).[1]
At the 2020 European Championships which were held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Budapest, Hungary she was part of the team that won the silver medal in free combination routine.
In 2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series final which was held in Athens, Greece she won 2 medals (1 gold and 1 silver) in free combination routine and highlight routine.
At the 2022 European Championships which were held in Rome, Italy she was part of the team that won the bronze medal in free combination routine.
At the 2024 European Championships which were held in Belgrade, Serbia she claimed 3 medals (1 gold and 2 silver) in all team events (technical routine, free routine, acrobatic routine). The gold medal in team free routine was the first-ever for Greece at the European Championships.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια κόσμου στις νεάνιδες η Καράγγελου στο ελεύθερο σόλο". gazzeta.gr. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Ιστορικό χρυσό μετάλλιο η εθνική ομάδα στο ελεύθερο του ομαδικού στο Βελιγράδι". gazzeta.gr. Retrieved 14 June 2024.