Fotini Vavatsi (born 16 March 1974, 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 an
archer
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...
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 ...
. She represented Greece at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
.
She placed 51st in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 609. In the first round of elimination, she faced 15th-ranked
Tetyana Berezhna
Tetyana Mykolayivna Berezhna ( uk, Тетяна Миколаївна Бережна; born 13 November 1982) is an archer from Ukraine.
Berezhna represented Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 14th in the women's individual rank ...
of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. Vavatsi lost 160–156 in the 18-arrow match, placing 35th overall in women's individual archery.
Vavatsi was also a member of the 5th-place Greek team in the women's team archery competition.
References
1974 births
Living people
Greek female archers
Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic archers for Greece
Sportspeople from Thessaloniki
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