Sofia Bekatorou
Sofia Bekatorou (Greek: Σοφία Μπεκατώρου; born 26 December 1977 in Athens and living in Athens, is a Greek sailing champion.
Medal record | ||
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Women's sailing | ||
Representing Greece | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | 470 class | |
2008 Beijing | Yngling class | |
World Championships | ||
2000 Balatonfured | 470 class | |
2001 Koper | 470 class | |
2002 Cagliari | 470 class | |
2003 Cadiz | 470 class | |
European Championships | ||
2001 Dun Laoghaire | 470 class | |
2002 Tallinn | 470 class | |
2000 Dervio | 470 class | |
2007 Warnemunder | Yngling class |
She has participated in over hundreds of main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won the gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Emilia Tsoulfa (Greece). After a serious back injury, she won a bronze medal in the yngling keelboat class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Bekatorou was the first female flag bearer for Greece in the history of Summer Olympics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, participating in the Olympic Games for the 4th time. She and partner Mike Pateniotis competed in the Nacra 17 event. They finished in 18th place.[1]
See also
References
- "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sofia Bekatorou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
- Her racing history and attendacy
- Her involvement with International Children's Games
External links
- Official website
- Sofia Bekatorou at World Sailing
- Sofia Bekatorou at the International Olympic Committee
Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded by Alexandros Nikolaidis |
Flagbearer for Greece 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Succeeded by Incumbent |