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Maria Tsoni
Maria Tsoni (Greek language, Greek: Μαρία Τσώνη; born 1 March 1963 in Agrinio) is a retired Greece, Greek athlete who specialised in the Sprint (running), sprinting events. She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, 1997 World Championships. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 11.30 (+0.4 m/s) (Bari 1997) Indoor *60 metres – 7.23 (Piraeus 1998) References All-Athletics profile 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Agrinio Greek female sprinters Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Greek women {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrinio
Agrinio (Greek language, Greek: Αγρίνιο, ; Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional units of Greece, regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 89,691 inhabitants (2021) as well as the second largest city in Western Greece after Patras. It is the economic center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times. Ancient Agrinion was northeast of the present city; some walls and foundations of which have been excavated. In medieval times and until 1836, the city was known as Vrachori (Βραχώρι). The majority of the local population was occupied for an important period of time in the tobacco industry, from the last decades of 19th till the end of the 20th century. Big tobacco companies were founded in the city, including the famous Papastratos, alongside Panagopoulos and Papapetrou. Agrinion is also agriculturally known for its production of Agrinion olives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
