Kalliopi Ouzouni ( el, Καλλιόπη Ουζούνη, born February 8, 1973, in Thessaloniki) is a retired female

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter from Greece. Her personal best throw is 18.90 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Kalamata. This places her second on the Greek all-time list, behind

Irini Terzoglou Iríni Terzóglou ( el, Ειρήνη Τερζόγλου, born February 2, 1979 in Serres, Kentriki Makedonia) is a Greek shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—a ...

. She holds the indoor national record with 19.03 m, achieved in January 2000 in Piraeus. She finished seventh at the

2000 Olympic Games 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 ...

and twelfth at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the

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and 2001 World Championships as well as the

2004 Olympic Games 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), ...

without reaching the finals. She won the women's event with 18.63m,, which earned her a spot on the European Cup team.

Competition record

¹No mark in the final

References

* 1973 births Living people Greek female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes from Thessaloniki 20th-century Greek women 21st-century Greek women Greek Athletics Championships winners {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub