Katerina Stefanidi won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has competed at the 2012 London and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
13 Facts About Katerina Stefanidi
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At age 15, Katerina Stefanidi became the 2005 World Under-18 champion and earned silver at the 2007 edition of this championships.
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Katerina Stefanidi then placed second at the 2011 European U23 Championships and third at the 2011 Universiade.
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Katerina Stefanidi won four Diamond League Trophies between 2016 and 2019.
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Katerina Stefanidi was voted the European Women's Athlete of the Year in 2017 and the Greek Female Athlete of the Year in 2017 and 2019.
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Katerina Stefanidi was born to athletes Georgios Stefanidis and Zoi Vareli, who competed internationally in the triple jump and sprints, respectively.
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Katerina Stefanidi attended the 1st High School of Pallini where she won the National High School Championships.
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Katerina Stefanidi broke the national high school pole vault record and the championship record, winning gold at the 2006 Gymnasiade.
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Katerina Stefanidi received her master's degree in cognitive psychology with Dr Gene A Brewer at Arizona State University while training under the guidance of 2000 Olympic pole vault champion Nick Hysong.
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Katerina Stefanidi completed her 2017 outdoor season undefeated and winning the Diamond League final in Brussels.
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In 2018, Katerina Stefanidi increased her collection of medals, taking the third place at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, and the first place at the Berlin European Championships.
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Katerina Stefanidi won the Diamond League title for a third consecutive year and completed the season with a second place behind Anzhelika Sidorova, representing Europe at the Continental Cup.
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Katerina Stefanidi was training at SPIRE Institute and Academy to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.