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Greek Triumph: Gold for Stefanidi, Kyriakopoulou Wins Silver (video)

Greece's athletes set new records at the Women’s Pole Vault final at the European Athletics Championship which took place in Berlin on Thursday. This was the first time that two Greek athletes got first and second place in the same...

Three Greek Athletes Fight for Gold in European Pole Vault Final

Katerina Stefanidi (pictured), Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou and Eleni Polak advanced to the women's pole vault final at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin to take place on Thursday. Thursday night will be a great evening for Greek athletics as the three women are...

Katerina Stefanidi Wins Bronze Medal in Birmingham Championship

Greek pole vault athlete Katerina Stefanidi won third place at the World Athletics Championship held in Birmingham, jumping 4.80m. This was the first competition that the Greek Olympic Champion did not win the gold medal after 19 consecutive wins. The...

Stefanidi Loses Athlete of the Year Title to Nafissatou Thiam

Champion Nafissatou Thiam deprived Katerina Stefanidi of the female Athlete of the Year title at the annual IAAF awards held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Friday. Although forecasts were in favor of champion Stefanidi winning the International Association...

Greek Golden Girl Stefanidi Named European Athlete of the Year

Greek Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi was named female European Athlete of the Year at the 2017 Golden Tracks award ceremony on Saturday. "Only the nomination and the fact that I reached the top 3 of Europe for the...

Katerina Stefanidi’s Outburst: I am Greek and European!

Katerina Stefanidi reacted angrily to suggestions in social media that she cannot claim the title of Europe's top athlete for 2017, as long as she lives mostly in the US. The Olympic and World champion in pole vaulting responded to...

Stefanidi Wins 12th Consecutive Pole Vault Competition

Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi on Sunday won yet another pole vault competition, her 12th consecutive one, at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting. The Olympic, European and world champion cleared 4.75m to take the top spot. Stefanidi also upped the...

Warm Reception for Greek Gold Olympic Medalist Katerina Stefanidi

Gold Medalist in women's pole vault, Katerina Stefanidi, arrived in Athens on Wednesday afternoon following her Olympic victory. Representatives of the Greek track and field association, SEGAS, greeted her at the Athens International Airport with flowers and a large...

Gold Medal Winner Stefanidi Bears Greek Flag in Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony

Gold medal winner Katerina Stefanidi entered Maracana stadium first waving the Greek flag for the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics on Sunday night. Stefanidi was followed by all members of the Greek mission, the athletes who won a...

Emotional Stefanidi Sings the Greek National Anthem on the Podium (video)

Greece heard its national anthem playing for the third time at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as Katerina Stefanidi won gold in the Women's Pole Vault Event. Stefanidi won an emotional victory over USA's Sandi Morris when Morris' elbow hit...