Alexandra Papageorgiou (, born December 17, 1980) is a

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er from

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. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved on August 1, 2009, in

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. This places her second on the Greek all-time list, behind Stiliani Papadopoulou. - The Athletics Site

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1980 births Living people Greek female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece Panathinaikos Athletics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Athletes from Athens Greek Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Greek sportswomen {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub