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

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

) is a

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

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

Iraklio Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Ar ...

. This ranks her third among Greek discus throwers, only behind

Ekaterini Voggoli Ekaterini Voggoli ( el, Αικατερίνη Βόγγολη, , born October 30, 1970 in Larissa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece wi ...

and

Anastasia Kelesidou Anastasia "Tasoula" Kelesidou ( el, Αναστασία Κελεσίδου, ; born 28 November 1972) is a Greek retired discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Gr ...

Achievements

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1972 births Living people Greek female discus throwers 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 {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub