Evdokia Tsamoglou ( el, Ευδοκία Τσάμογλου; born December 15, 1978, in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

) is a female

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

er from

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 ...

. Her personal best throw is 68.12 metres, achieved in August 2003 in

Nikiti Nikiti ( el, Νικήτη) is a village located 100 kilometers south-east of Thessaloniki on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. It is the seat of both the municipal unit and municipality of Sithonia. The town has a preserved old part ...

Sithonia Sithonia ( el, Σιθωνία), also known as Longos, is a peninsula of Chalkidiki, which itself is located on a larger peninsula within Greece. The Kassandra Peninsula lies to the west of Sithonia and the Mount Athos peninsula to the east. Sithon ...

. This places her third on the Greek all-time list, behind

Alexandra Papayeoryiou Alexandra Papageorgiou ( el, Αλεξάνδρα Παπαγεωργίου, born December 17, 1980) is a hammer thrower from Athens, Greece. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved on August 1, 2009, in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, ...

and

Stiliani Papadopoulou Stiliani ("Stella") Papadopoulou ( el, Στυλιανή "Στέλλα" Παπαδοπούλου, born March 15, 1982) is a hammer thrower from Greece. She was born in Thessaloniki. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in N ...

.Greek all-time list, women
- The Athletics Site

Honours

References

* 1978 births Living people Greek female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes from Thessaloniki Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade 21st-century Greek women Greek Athletics Championships winners {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub