Vassiliki "Viky" Arvaniti ( el, Βασιλική (Βίκυ) Αρβανίτη), also
transliterated
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Vasiliki; born March 17, 1985, in
Athens, Greece) is a
beach volleyball player from
Greece
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, who won the gold medal at the
2005 European Championships in
Moscow, Russia and the
2007 European Championship in
Valencia
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,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, partnering
Vasso Karadassiou. She represented her native country at the
2004 Summer Olympics in her home town, with
Thaleia Koutroumanidou.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics, she competed with Karadassiou.
She took part in the
2012 London Olympics
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with
Maria Tsiartsiani
Maria Tsiartsiani ( el, Μαρία Τσιαρτσανη; born 21 October 1980 in Thessaloniki) is a Greece, Greek Olympic beach volleyballer. She competed at the Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2008 Summer O ...
, who was later injured.
Since 2013, her teammate has been
Peny Karagkouni, who used to play indoor volleyball.
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1985 births
Living people
Greek beach volleyball players
Beach volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic beach volleyball players of Greece
Sportspeople from Athens
Greek women's volleyball players
Women's beach volleyball players
21st-century Greek women
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