Styliani ("Stella") Tsikouna ( also written ''Stiliani Tsikouna,'' born October 19, 1972, in

Chalcis Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

) is a retired

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er and still active tenpin bowler.

Career

Discus throw

Her personal best throw is 65.25 metres, achieved in May 2004 in

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. This ranks her third among Greek discus throwers, only behind Ekaterini Voggoli and Anastasia Kelesidou. Her best international performances are second place at the

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and 5th place at the

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Bowling

After retiring from Athletics Tsikouna began the sport of

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. In 2014 she finished 3d in the Mediterranean Bowling Championships in Gibraltar.

Personal life

Tsikouna was born in the city of

in the Central Greece Region. She has one younger sister. She has one son. From 1992 to 1994 she was enrolled at the

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, competing for

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. 20 years old she finished 5th at det 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

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Achievements

Discus

Bowling

References

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1972 births Living people Greek female discus throwers Greek bowling players Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Greece UTEP Miners women's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Chalcis Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Greek Athletics Championships winners {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub