Sofia Yfantidou (Greek: Σοφία Υφαντίδου; also transcribed in English Ifadidou; born 10 January 1985) is a Greek

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athlete. She competed at the

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in the

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event. She finished 24th, with 5947 points, achieving an Olympic record (

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) at the heptathlon event of

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with 56.96 metres.

Competition record

Personal bests

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* Living people 1985 births Greek heptathletes Greek female athletes Olympic athletes of Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Veria Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics European Games competitors for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade 21st-century Greek women {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub