Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou (born 11 April 1974) is a Greek

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fencer and silver medalist at

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Career

As Niké Szidiropulosz, competing with Hungary, Niki-Katerina Sidiropoulou won the silver medal at the World Championships Cadets in 1991 in

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, at the Epee Women's U17 Individual event. In 1992 she won the silver medal at the European Championships U20, in

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, Austria, at the Epee Women's U20 Individual event. During the '90s she won several medals in international competitions, including a bronze medal in

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in 1999 and another bronze medal in Ciudad de

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. In 2002 she won the silver medal at the

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in Moscow, at the Epee Women's Senior Individual. She competed in the women's

events at the

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and

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, taking the 8th place with Greek

team. She has been Greek Champion in both individual and team events, and won several other medals in Greek Championships, the last one in 2021.

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* 1974 births Living people Greek female épée fencers Olympic fencers for Greece Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Budapest 20th-century Greek women 21st-century Greek women {{Greece-fencing-bio-stub