NIkoleta Kyriakopoulou
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Athens, Greece |
21 March 1986
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
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Country | Greece |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Pole vault |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 4.81 m (i) 4.83 m |
}} Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (Greek: Νικολέτα Κυριακοπούλου, born 21 March 1986) is a Greek pole vaulter. She won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Beijing in 2015. During the 2015 season, she set five Greek records (indoor and outdoor) raising the bar to 4,83 meters. The same year, she became the first Greek athlete to win the IAAF Diamond League.
Her first success in a major event was in 2012 when she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Helsinki. One year earlier, in 2011, she finished 8th at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. She also won the 2009 Mediterranean Games with a Games record of 4.50 meters.