Dorothea Kalpakidou ( gr, Δωροθέα Καλπακίδου; born September 21, 1983 in
Serres
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Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...
) is a female Greek discus thrower. Kalpakidou represented
Greece
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, where she competed for the
women's discus throw. She placed thirty-fifth in the qualifying rounds with a throw of 53.00 metres, failing to advance into the final.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Greek female discus throwers
Living people
Olympic athletes of Greece
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
1983 births
Sportspeople from Serres
21st-century Greek women
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