Androula Sialou Explained

Androula Sialou (Ανδρούλα Σιάλου; born 27 January 1973)^[1] is a retired Cypriot athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. She is the Cypriot national record holder for the event with her personal best of 54.76 seconds.

Competition record

Representing
1989	Games of the Small States of Europe	Nicosia, Cyprus	3rd	400 m	56.84
1991	Games of the Small States of Europe	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	56.62
	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	11th (h)	400 m hurdles	60.82
1993	Games of the Small States of Europe	Valletta, Malta	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	56.82
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:52.62
	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	7th	400 m hurdles	61.21
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	48.27
2001	Games of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	55.11
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.34
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	4th	400 m hurdles	58.18
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:43.20
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	10th (h)	400 m	54.27
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.11
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	14th (h)	400 m	53.62
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	16th (sf)	400 m hurdles	65.72
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	7th (h)	400 m hurdles	57.30^[2]
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.75

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 52.30 (Kalamata 2003)
• 400 metres hurdles – 54.76 (Irakleio 2004) NR

Indoor

• 200 metres – 23.96 (Piraeus 2002) NR
• 400 metres – 52.91 (Peania 2004) NR

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191416/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/andri-sialou-1.html Andri Sialou
2. Disqualified in the final.