Alexandra Stamatopoulou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 7 September 1986 Romania[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability class | S4 |
| Club | Tyrtaios |
| Coached by | Michalis Nikopoulos |
Medal record | |
Alexandra Stamatopoulou (born 7 September 1986) is a Greek Paralympic swimmer. She represented Greece at the Paralympic Games.[2]
Personal life
Stamatopoulou was born in Romania, in a very poor family, who had to send her to an institution. She lived there until she became five years old, when she was adopted and relocated to Greece. Her childhood idol was Nadia Comăneci. She has been diagnosed with the stiff-person syndrome.[1]
Career
Stamatopoulou represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In Tokyo she won the bronze medal in the 50 metre backstroke S4 event.[3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, in Paris, France, Stamatopoulou won the gold medal in the women’s 50m backstroke S4 category.[4] She had announced her retirement from competition at the end of the games.[5]
She was awarded as the Best Greek female athlete with a disability for 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Alexandra Stamatopoulou: From an institution in Romania, to Gold in Paralympics" (in Greek).
- ^ "Alexandra Stamatopoulou". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Alexandra Stamatopoulou". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Swimmer Alexandra Stamatopoulou wins Paralympic gold on her 38th birthday". ekathimerini. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Greece secured 13 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including three golds | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Πετρούνιας, Κορακάκη, Ράφτης, ομάδα πόλο του Ολυμπιακού κορυφαίοι για το 2018". ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου (in Greek). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Βραβεία ΠΣΑΤ: Οι Τσιτσιπάς και Στεφανίδη κορυφαίοι αθλητές της χρονιάς (in Greek).
- ^ "Οι ψήφοι που έλαβαν, ανά κατηγορία, οι κορυφαίοι αθλητές για το 2021 στα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΤ". ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου (in Greek). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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