Anna Pollatou ( el, Αννα Πολλάτου; (8 October 1983, in
Kefalonia
Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It ...
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
– 17 May 2014, in a car-crash near
Varda
Varda may refer to:
People
* Agnès Varda (1928–2019), French film director and professor
*Jean Varda (1893–1971), Greek artist
* Ratko Varda (born 1979), Bosnian basketball player
*Rosalie Varda (born 1958), French costume designer, produce ...
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Ilia, Greece), was a Greek
rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and co ...
. She won a bronze medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
. One year before, in 1999, Pollatou (at the age of 16) won 3 medals (a silver in the group all around and two golds in the event finals) at the World Championship in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
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Japan
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and 3 gold medals at the European Championship which took place in
Budapest
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Hungary
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Kefalonia's airport is named after her.
References
External links
Sports Reference
1983 births
2014 deaths
Greek rhythmic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Greece
Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
People from Argostoli
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Road incident deaths in Greece
Sportspeople from the Ionian Islands (region)
20th-century Greek women
21st-century Greek women
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