Paraskevi Tsiamita

Paraskevi Tsiamita

Personal information
Native name	Παρασκευή "Βούλα" Τσιαμήτα
Nickname	Voula
Born	(1972-03-10) 10 March 1972 (age 52) Volos, Greece
Sport
Event(s)	Triple jump Long jump
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (1999)
Personal best(s)	15.07 m, 14.63 m (i) 6.93 m
Medal record World Championships 1999 Seville Triple Jump

Paraskevi "Voula" Tsiamita (Greek: Παρασκευή Τσιαμήτα, [parasceˈvi tsjaˈmita], born 10 March 1972) is a Greek former track and field athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump.

She was born in Volos, on 10 March 1972. Her origins come from the nearby village of Sesklo,^[1] and she is of Aromanian descent.^[2][3]

In 1998 she improved her personal best in triple jump by approximately one metre, and became world champion in 1999 with a personal best jump of 15.07 metres. This was the national record until 2004, when Hrysopiyi Devetzi jumped 15.32 m at the Olympic Games.^{[citation needed]}

Her personal best in long jump is 6.93 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Patras. This places her second in the all-time Greek performers list, only behind Niki Xanthou. [1]

She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1999.

Tsiamita retired in 2004 because of persistent injury problems.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	14.23 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	5th	14.63 m (NR)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	14.88 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Munich, Germany	2nd	14.77 m

References

1. "Με "λογική και ευαισθησία" για την παγκόσμια διάκριση". To Vima (in Greek). 24 November 2008.
2. "Community News". The Newsletter of the Society Farsharotu. 16 (1–2). 25 April 2003.
3. Efstathiadis, Stathis (24 November 2008). ""Είμαστε όλοι Βλάχοι"". To Vima (in Greek).

• Paraskevi Tsiamita at World Athletics