Christina Kokotou
Template:Short description Christina Kokotou (Template:Langx; born 9 January 1972) is a Greek race walker. She competed in two Olympic Games, three World Championships and became Greek champion six times.
Career
Born in Agrinio, she represented the club Panellinios GS.[1] She finished sixth at the 1997 Mediterranean Games,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". competed at the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final, and finished lowly at the 1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.[2] She set her first Greek record in the 10 kilometre walk at the 1998 European Race Walking Cup in Dudince. Her 47:15 minutes improved Popi Gavalaki's record from 1990 by one second. Kokotou finished 37th at the event.[3]
The next year she finished 56th at the 1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and 37th at the 1999 World Championships, followed by a 36th place at the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2001–2002 she did not finish either of her races; the 2001 World Championships, the 2001 European Race Walking Cup,[2] the 2001 Mediterranean Games,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". or the 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.[2] Having been Greek champion every year from 1994 through 1998, Kokotou now also found herself behind Christina Deskou, who took over as Greek champion in 1999[4] and set Greek records.[5] At the Greek championships of 2002, Kokotou finished second behind Athanasia Tsoumeleka.[6]
In 2003 Kokotou finished 24th at the 2003 European Race Walking Cup.[2] She entered the 2003 Dutch and Belgian race walking championship in Tilburg. She won the race, but more importantly she finished in 1:29:54 hours, thereby meeeting the qualification standard for the 2004 Olympic Games held in her homecountry Greece.[7] This was also her lifetime best time over the 20 kilometres. She proceeeded to achieve a career best placement at the World Race Walking Cup in 2004, finishing 17th, followed by a 31st place at the 2004 Olympic Games.[2]
Injury kept her out of the national team in 2005.[8] She did not compete internationally after 2004. Her personal best time in the 10 kilometres walk was 44:58 minutes, achieved in April 2004 in Agios Kosmas.[2]
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- Living people
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- Olympic athletes for Greece
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece
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- Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
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