Anastasia "Tasoula" Kelesidou ( el, Αναστασία Κελεσίδου, ; born 28 November 1972) is a Greek retired

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

er best known for winning silver medals at the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven

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in discus throw, the best being 67.70 metres. Her only international victory came at the

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Personal life

She was born in

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. Her family hails from Strymonochori,

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Honours

References

* 1972 births Living people Greek female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic silver medalists for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Hamburg Iraklis athletes Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics {{Greece-Olympic-medalist-stub