Anna Fitídou (also ''Anna Foitidou'', gr, Άννα Φοιτίδου; born 22 April 1977) is a Cypriot pole vaulter. She set both a national record and a personal best height of 4.30 metres at the second meeting of the IAAF Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, Greece. Fitidou made her official debut for the

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, where she placed twenty-fourth in the qualifying rounds of the women's pole vault, clearing her height at 4.15 metres. At the

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, Fitidou achieved her best career result, when she finished tenth in the final round of the women's pole vault, with a satisfying height of 4.15 metres. At the

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, Fitidou successfully cleared a height of 4.00 metres on her third attempt in the women's pole vault. Fitidou fell short in her bid for the twelve-woman final, as she placed thirty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.

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NBC Olympics Profile
Cypriot female pole vaulters Living people Olympic athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Cyprus Sportspeople from Limassol 1977 births Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Cyprus Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games {{Cyprus-athletics-bio-stub