Dimitra Korokida is a Greek Paralympic athlete.[1] She represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F53 event.[1][2]

Dimitra Korokida
Sport
CountryGreece
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classF53
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F53
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Shot put F53
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon Javelin throw F52/F53
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Grosseto Shot put F53/F54

She won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F52/F53 event at the 2013 World Championships held in Lyon, France. Two years later, she won the gold medal in the women's shot put F53 event at the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3]

She also competed at the 2016 European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy winning the silver medal in the women's shot put F53/F54 event.

She was awarded as the Best Greek female athlete with a disability for 2015 and 2016.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dimitra Korokida". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Paralympics day 5: Durand's second gold, Indian shot putter makes history". CNN. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Results - Women's Shot Put F53 Final". International Paralympic Committee. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Πετρούνιας, Κυριακοπούλου, Εθνική Πόλο Ανδρών και Ράφτης στους Κορυφαίους της Χρονιάς". ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου (in Greek). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Κορυφαία Εκδήλωση για τους Κορυφαίους της χρονιάς στον Ελληνικό Αθλητισμό". ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου (in Greek). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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