Eleni Ioannou (13 January 1984 – 24 August 2004) was a member of the Greek

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team. She was due to compete at the

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Career

Eleni has won three national championships in Greece and won a silver medal in the 2002

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Judo championship.

Personal life

On 7 August 2004 she jumped from a third floor balcony of an apartment building, then spent the next 17 days in critical condition until she died. The

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incident occurred shortly after an episode with Eleni's boyfriend,

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. On August 9, he jumped from the same balcony, but recovered from his injuries.

References

External links

Eleni Ioannou - BBC
1984 births 2004 suicides Suicides by jumping in Greece Greek female judoka 2004 deaths Martial artists from Athens 21st-century Greek sportswomen {{Greece-sport-bio-stub