Anna Fitídou Explained

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Anna Fitídou
Birth Date:22 April 1977
Birth Place:Limassol, Cyprus
Weight:540NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault
Club:GS Olympia
Pb:Pole vault: 4.30 m (2004)

Anna Fitídou (also Anna Foitidou, Άννα Φοιτίδου; born 22 April 1977) is a Cypriot pole vaulter.[1] She set both a national record and a personal best height of 4.30 metres at the second meeting of the IAAF Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, Greece.[2]

Fitidou made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed twenty-fourth in the qualifying rounds of the women's pole vault, clearing her height at 4.15 metres.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Fitidou achieved her best career result, when she finished tenth in the final round of the women's pole vault, with a satisfying height of 4.15 metres.[3] [4]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Fitidou successfully cleared a height of 4.00 metres on her third attempt in the women's pole vault. Fitidou fell short in her bid for the twelve-woman final, as she placed thirty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.[5]

Competition record

Representing
1997Turku, FinlandNM[6]
UniversiadeCatania, Italy16th (q)3.60 m
1998Valencia, Spain16th (q)3.80 m
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia10th3.80 m
1999Gothenburg, SwedenNM
2001Radès, TunisiaNM
2002Manchester, United Kingdom11th (q)3.80 m
2003Paris, France17th (q)4.15 m
2004Athens, Greece24th (q)4.15 m
2005Madrid, Spain22nd (q)4.15 m
Andorra la Vella, Andorrabgcolor=silver2nd4.10 m
Almería, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd4.25 m
Helsinki, FinlandNM
2006Melbourne, Australia10th (q)4.15 m
2007Birmingham, United Kingdom20th (q)4.05 m
Fontvieille, Monacobgcolor=gold1st4.20 m
2008Beijing, China34th (q)4.00 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. Anna Fitídou. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080228/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/anna-foitidou-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 25 January 2013.
  2. News: Nikitardis. Michalis. Thessaloniki 2004 – national records fall. IAAF. 20 July 2004. 25 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Athletics: Pole vault. 2006 Commonwealth Games. BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. 25 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Women's Pole Vault – Final Results. Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 25 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515135844/http://melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/Athletics/Sat%2025%20Mar/Results/Result%20-%20AT1072E0100001?ScheduleItemID=29076. 15 May 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Women's Pole Vault Qualification . . 25 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730235714/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DATW072900/standings.html . 30 July 2012 .
  6. Web site: 1997 European Championships under 23. https://web.archive.org/web/20041216041122/http://athletix.org/Results/97European-23.htm. 2004-12-16.