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Athanasia Perra

Greek triple jumperUpdated on 15 August 2014.

Athanasia Perra (Greek: Αθανασία Πέρρα; born 2 February 1983 in Pyrgos) is a Greek triple jumper.

Contents

  • 1 Career
  • 2 International compe*ions
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Career

She finished tenth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final. She did however reach the final of the 2013 World Championships.

She won the gold medal in the Mediterranean Games of Pescara with a personal best jump at 14.62 metres, in July 2009.

In 2017, a retest of her sample from the 2009 World Championships showed presence of an illegal substance and was banned from compe*ion from 4 May 2017 until 3 May 2021. In addition, all of her results between 15 August 2009 and 14 August 2011 were voided.

International compe*ions

References

    External links

    • Athanasia Perra at World Athletics
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Athanasia Perra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.