Nikoleta 'Nikol' Kyriakopoulou (Greek: Νικολέτα "Νικολ" Κυριακοπούλου, born 21 March 1986) is a Greek retired pole vaulter. Nikoleta was 8th at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. She also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Beijing in 2015 jumping 4.80m. During the 2015 season, she set five Greek records (indoor and outdoor) raising the bar to 4,83 meters.[1] The same year, she became the first Greek athlete to win the IAAF Diamond League.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1986 Athens, Greece |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 4.81 m (i) 4.83 m |
Medal record | |
Her first success in a major event was in 2012 when she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Helsinki. One year earlier, in 2011, she finished 8th at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. She also won the 2009 Mediterranean Games with a Games record of 4.50 meters, while as a junior athlete she was 6th at the World Championships in Grosseto in 2004.
Nikoleta did not compete in 2016 Rio Olympics due to injury.
In 2017 she became a mother of a baby girl and announced her return to competition for 2018. She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships and bronze medal at the European Championships in Glasgow in 2019.
She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 2015.[3]
International competitions
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Record | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole vault outdoor | 4.83 m | 4 July 2015 | Paris, France |
| Pole vault indoor | 4.81 m | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Personal life
editNikoleta is married and has a daughter. She partially hailed from Emmanouil Pappas, Serres.[5]
References
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- ^ "Οι ακαδημίες του Μεσσηνιακού στον Μαραθώνιο Αθήνας".
- ^ "Νικόλ Κυριακοπούλου: Η καλλονή αθλήτρια από διαμάντι που δεν μασάει". 4 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ No mark in the final
- ^ fremendog. "Νικόλ Κυριακοπούλου: "Είμαι μισή Μακεδόνισσα, οι παππούδες μου είναι από τον Εμμανουήλ Παππά Σερρών!!!"". serraikanea.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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