Filippa Fotopoulou (( el, Φιλίππα Φωτοπούλου, born 20 December 1996 in

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

) is a Cypriot

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competes as a jumper.

Career

In May 2022 she made her personal best with 6.79, just one cm less than the national record, which holds Maroula Lambrou since 1985 The same year competed in the

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and took the 11th place with 6.54 and at the

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in where she had three fault attempts during the qualification.

Personal life

Her twin sister

Olivia Fotopoulou Olivia Fotopoulou (born 20 December 1996) is a Cypriot track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She is a multiple time national champion in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Career In June 2022, she won a bronze medal in the 100 metres a ...

is also an international athlete, competing in 100 and 200 metres. Both sisters studied together at the

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References

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