Eleni Artymata

Eleni Artymata

Eleni Artymata at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
Personal information
Born (1986-05-16) May 16, 1986
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country  Cyprus
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 metres
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cyprus
Mediterranean Games
Pescara 2009 200 m
Mersin 2013 200 m
Mersin 2013 4x100 m relay
Pescara 2009 100 m
Mersin 2013 100 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
2005 Andorra 100 m
2005 Andorra 200 m
2005 Andorra 4x100 m relay
2007 Monaco 100 m
2007 Monaco 200 m
2007 Monaco 4x100 m relay
2009 Nicosia 100 m
2009 Nicosia 200 m
2009 Nicosia 4x100 m relay
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Eleni Artymata (Greek: Ελένη Αρτυματά; born May 16, 1986 in Paralimni) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Cyprus.[1]

Biography

Artymata represented Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 200 metres, where she reached the second round. She won two medals, a gold in the 200 m and a bronze in the 100 m at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara. She also won two gold at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe.

At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres, where she finished 8th. She recorded her personal best in the 200 m of 22.64 seconds in the semi finals of the same event.[2]

At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. Artymata finished sixth in the final, improving her own national record to 22.61.[3]

Later in 2010, at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Artymata was one of the favourites for the 200 metres title. She was the fastest qualifier in the heats in 23.23. However, she was disqualified after winning her semi final in 23.15, for running out of her lane. The final was won by Cydonie Mothersill in 22.89.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the semi-finals of the 200 m.[5] That year at the European Championships, she reached the final.[6]

In 2013, Artymata won her second Mediterranean Games 200 metres title in Mersin. She had previously won in Pescara in 2009.

Personal bests[1]

Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
100 metres 11.37 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
200 metres 22.61 NR Barcelona, Spain 31 July 2010

References

  1. 1 2 IAAF Athlete biography: Eleni Artymata
  2. ↑ IAAF: 200 Metres - W - Semi-Final
  3. ↑ "European Athletics Championships - Barcelona, Spain - 200m Women - Results - Final" (PDF). 31 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.commonwealthgames.com
  5. ↑ "Eleni Artymata Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. ↑ "European Athletics Championships - Helsinki, Finland - Results - 200m Women" (PDF). 30 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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