Athanasia Tsoumeleka
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Competitor for  Greece |
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| Gold | 2004 Athens | 20 km walk | |
Athanasia Tsoumeleka (Greek: Αθανασία Τσουμελέκα, IPA: [aθanaˈsia ts͡umeˈleka], born January 2, 1982) is a Greek race walker who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Until 2003 Tsoumeleka was a largely unknown athlete, and she only finished seventh at the World Championships that year. To great surprise, she won the Olympic gold medal race held in her own country ahead of Russia's Olimpiada Ivanova (silver) and Australia's Jane Saville (bronze).
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th | 20 km walk |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 20 km walk |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 20 km walk |
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