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  Olympic Routes - Issue 7
Kelesidou and Voggoli had already won a medal, while Iakovakis, 24, with an excellent performance in the past, started writing his own history in a very difficult discipline.
Discus throwers Kelesidou and Voggoli did their best, despite the fact that the circumstances were not as favourable as they expected.
Kelesidou and Voggoli were the only ones who made Yatchenko feel uneasy and, although they made it to the podium, they showed they were hurt by the fact they didn't get a better place.
www.hoc.gr /en/info/periodika/7o/8.asp   (699 words)

  
 Medals - Athens 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Elli is one of the top athletes in her sport and has won multiple medals in European and World competitions.
Anastasia Kelesidou repeated her performance in Sidney and won the silver medal in women's discus.
Anastasia's presence in the sport includes medals in European and World championships and became the first Greek woman ever to get two medals in consecutive Olympic Games.
www.wam.umd.edu /~mariosm/medals.htm   (417 words)

  
 Stadio.GR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Four wonderful girls carry the hopes for distinguished performances during the 8th World Championship in Edmonton: Katerina Thanou, Anastasia Kelesidou, Mirella Tzelili and Niki Xanthou.
All the four of them have been world champions in the past and their experience, together with their value, are remarkable.
Our discus thrower, Anastasia Kelesidou, took the second place and won the silver medal not only in the World Championship in Seville, but also in the 2000 Olympic games.
www.stadio.gr /print.asp?articleID=1416   (447 words)

  
 Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
Greece's best hope for a track and field triumph in Athens 2004 may be Mirela Manjani, the 2000 silver medalist and two-time world champion in women's javelin.
Anastasia Kelesidou and Ekaterini Voggoli are both medal contenders in women's discus in the Athens 2004 olympics.
The summer olympics are here and the opening ceremony will be kicking off this Friday.
summerolympics.blogeasy.com   (260 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Olympics / Doping scandals choking host Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
By late Sunday, Greek spirits were lifted -- and the country's medal count was back up to eight.
Gymnast Dimosthenis Tampakos won gold on rings, Anastasia Kelesidou took silver in discus, Fani Halkia set an Olympic record in a 400-meter hurdles heat, and the women's basketball team beat Japan 93-91 to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
Halkia ran through the Olympic stadium carrying the nation's flag, drawing wild cheers from a sold-out crowd of 63,000.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/08/22/doping_scandals_choking_host_greece   (792 words)

  
 Sydney 2000: Track & Field
Ellina Zvereva of Belarus won the women's discus with a throw of 224-feet, five inches.
The silver went to Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece and the bronze to Irina Yatchenko of Belarus.
Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson -- threatened more by the weight of expectations than by any rivals -- both powered their way to gold medal performances in the 400-meter dash Monday, highlighting competition at Olympic Stadium.
www.npr.org /news/specials/olympics2000/tnf.html   (1566 words)

  
 Athens News
She won gold at the world championships last year.
Anastasia Kelesidou and Aikaterini Vongoli are both medal contenders in women's discus.
* Ekaterini Vogoli, Anastasia Kelesidou and Stella Tsikouna: discus
www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=13085&t=01&m=A23&aa=1   (627 words)

  
 Nesterenko is fastest woman
The women's discus title was won by Russia's 2001 world champion Natalya Sadova who denied the hosts their first athletics gold of the Games.
Anastasia Kelesidou was poised to win the title for Greece after a throw of 66.68 metres but was relegated to the silver-medal position after Sadova replied with 67.02 with her penultimate throw.
Jamaican Asafa Powell, Portugal's Francis Obikwelu and American Shawn Crawford each looked in awesome form in the second round of the men's 100 metres on a warm, still evening.
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/22oly-ath2.htm   (501 words)

  
 Sydney 2000 Post Games Report
Ellina Zvereva of Belarus finished the competition with two fouls, but had secured her win on her third throw.
Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece won the silver, 65.71 m, while the bronze went to another athlete from Belarus - Irina Yatchenko with 65.20 m.
Polish athlete Szymon Ziolkowski won the men’s hammer with 80.02 m on his fourth throw.
www.gamesinfo.com.au /postgames/en/pg002859.htm   (643 words)

  
 Today's Home News
Hopes for another medal rest on the men's water polo team, which has the chance to win the bronze in Sunday's game against Russia.
Silver medals were won by Hrysopiyi Devetzi in the women's triple jump (athletics), Anastasia Kelesidou in the women's discus throw (athletics), Nikolaos Kaklamanakis in the men's mistral (sailing), Elisavet Mystakidou in the women's under 67kg taekwondo competition, and the women's team in the water polo event.
The bronze medal crop comprises Mirela Manjani in the women's javelin throw (athletics), Vasileios Polymeros and Nikolaos Skiathitis in the men's lightweight double sculls (sailing), Pyrros Dimas in the men's 85kg weightlifting event, and Artiom Kiouregkian in the men's 55kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition.
www.ana.gr /anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=2037980&maindocimg=2037448&service=6   (234 words)

  
 Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 04-08-26
Kaklamanakis was the last torch-bearer in Athens and lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony on Friday 13th August.
Anastasia Kelesidou said on Wednesday that the silver medal she won in the discus throw finals in the context of the Athens 2004 Olympic Summer Games was a lifetime dream.
At the end of the press conference, Kelesidou received a standing ovation.
www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/2004/04-08-26.ana.html   (4445 words)

  
 The Hindu : Chambers & Thanou the fastest
Ekaterini Voggoli of Greece won the women's discus at 64.31 metres.
Russia's Natalya Sadova took the silver with 64.12, while another Greek, Anastasia Kelesidou was third with 63.92.
Hungarian champion Adrian Annus capped his breakthrough year with his first major international title, winning the men's hammer throw with 81.17 metres.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/08/09/stories/2002080900522000.htm   (638 words)

  
 News from Greece
Thanou won the women's 100 metres in 11.10 in a race postponed almost 90 minutes because of a protest by her own national team.
Ekaterini Vogoli of Greece won the women's discus at 64.31 metres ahead of Russia's Natalya Sadova with 64.12, and Greek Olympic medalist, Anastasia Kelesidou with 63.92.
Britain's Dwain Chambers collected his first major international title, overcoming cold, wet weather and three false stars to clinch the men's dash in 9.96 seconds.
www.helleniccomserve.com /archivedgreeknews31.html   (822 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Athletics | World Athletics 2003 | Discus delight for Yatchenko
Belarus claimed their third gold medal of the World Championships when Irina Yatchenko won the women's discus with a first-round throw of 67.32 metres.
Greece's Anastasia Kelesidou was second with 67.14m while her compatriot Ekaterini Voggoli took the bronze with 66.73m.
Yatchenko's victory ensured she became the oldest ever world champion.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/athletics/world_athletics_2003/3180617.stm   (101 words)

  
 Women’s discus throw final
In the first round, Zvereva throwing in fifth position directly after Dietzsch, unleashed a mighty 67.00 metre throw which on its own would ultimately have been good enough for the gold.
The silver medal was also decided in this initial burst of competition with Greek Kelesidou’s discus flying out to 65.71 metres.
Until the fifth round the bronze also looked like it had been decided with the opening release of Russia’s Natalya Sadova which floated out to 65.00 metres.
www.canthrow.com /news/sept272000.shtml   (465 words)

  
 Olympics: Belarussian shocks field by winning 100
After passing the eighth hurdle, she said she knew she would make it.
WOMEN'S DISCUS: Russia's Natalya Sadova took the gold at 219-10, 13 inches better than silver medalist Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece.
Belarus' Irina Yatchenko took the bronze at 217-1.
www.sptimes.com /2004/08/22/news_pf/Olympics/Belarussian_shocks_fi.shtml   (939 words)

  
 t a c i t u s || Day Eight: The Fastest Alive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Day Eight--the second Saturday of competition in these games--continued the changing of the guard from swimming to track and field as the central focus.
At the Olympic stadium, it was mostly prelims and semis in the running events, though the women's discus final was conducted, and Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece thrilled her countrymen with a toss that just missed beating Natalya Sadova of Russia for the gold.
The Nightmare Team went down to defeat against Lithuania, but advanced to the next round anyway when Angola lost their game.
www.tacitus.org /story/2004/8/24/03923/3494   (1217 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - The distaff side of the quest for gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Feofanova, who has set 10 world records in the last two years, will battle teammate Yelena Isinbayeva for the gold.
Voggoli, competing in her first Games, and teammate Anastasia Kelesidou, who won silver in Sydney, are medal contenders.
Ramadan would like to be the first woman to win a Summer Games gold medal for Egypt.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/2004-08-11-women-could-shine_x.htm   (1334 words)

  
 Athletics
One U.S. medal is likely; two wouldn't be a surprise.
Women's Discus Throw: Ekaterini Voggoli and Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece have two of the top four distances this season and will have the home-field advantage.
Men's hammer throw: The only U.S. athlete who met the Olympic "A" standard of 78.65 meters (258 feet) is James Parker, who reached only 254-6 at the Olympic trials.
www.greenwichtime.com /sports/sns-olympics-prev-athletics,0,4742067.blurb?coll=green-sports-utility   (2656 words)

  
 American Track and Field -- Feature Article
Irina Yatchenko of Belarus set the bar high, throwing 67.32, a seasonal best on her first throw.
Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece took the silver with a hurl of 67.14 on her final throw and Ekaterinij Voggoli of Greece, made it 2 and 3 for Greece with a fourth round of 66.73.
U.S.'s Suzy Powell was ninth, and got her best throw in round two with a throw of 59.86m.
www.american-trackandfield.com /features/atfvol5no18day3no1.html   (2302 words)

  
 USA suffers rare loss in 100 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The United States boycotted the 1980 Games and an American woman had won every 100 since until Saturday night.
Other gold medallists in track and field were Carolina Kluft of Sweden, who captured the heptathlon by more than 500 points; and Russia's Natalya Sadova, who outdueled Greece's Anastasia Kelesidou in the women's discus.
In qualifying, all three Americans in the men's 100 reached the semifinals and all won their second-round heats.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_242691.html   (201 words)

  
 The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 99-08-24
Serezis had submitted his resignation firstly three weeks ago.
Greek successes continue in the 7th international field and track chanpionship in Seville, with Anastasia Kelesidou winning yesterday the silver medal in discus throwing.
The greek chanpion won second place with a throw of 66 mets and 5 centmtrs while, in the same event, Stella Tsikouna won 8th place and Katerina Voggoli the 11th.
www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/eraen/1999/99-08-24.eraen.html   (1157 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
His compatriot, Irina Yatchenko, with a first throw of 67.32 metres won gold in the women's discus.
Greek pair Anastasia Kelesidou (67.14 metres) and Ekaterina Voggoli (66.73 metres) snatched silver and gold.
Copyright © 2003 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.
www.dailynews.lk /2003/08/27/spo03.html   (569 words)

  
 Minnows rule the roost as favourites tumble
Ellina Zvereva of Belarus, at 39 the oldest woman in the competition won discus gold to go with her World Championship titles in 1995 and 1999.
The silver medal went to Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece nd the bronze went to Irina Yatchenko of Belarus.
Copyright © 2000 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000928/isp28041.html   (600 words)

  
 OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
Austra Skujyte of Lithuania won silver and Kelly Sotherton of Britain took the bronze.
In the discus, Natalya Sadova of Russia won gold with a toss of 219 feet, 10 inches (67.02), Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece thrilled the huge crowd by winning silver and Irina Yatchenko of Belarus took the bronze.
Copyright 2004, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved
cbs.sportsline.com /olympics/story/7600713/2   (428 words)

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