Athanasia Perra Explained
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1983 |
| Weight: | 59kg (130lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Triple jump |
| Pb: | 14.71 (2012)
14.27 (2005) |
| Updated: | 15 August 2014 |
Athanasia Perra (Αθανασία Πέρρα; born 2 February 1983 in Pyrgos) is a Greek triple jumper.
Career
She finished tenth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final. She did however reach the final of the 2013 World Championships.
She won the gold medal in the Mediterranean Games of Pescara with a personal best jump at 14.62 metres, in July 2009.
In 2017, a retest of her sample from the 2009 World Championships showed presence of an illegal substance and was banned from competition from 4 May 2017 until 3 May 2021. In addition, all of her results between 15 August 2009 and 14 August 2011 were voided.[1]
International competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 2001 | European Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 13.73 m (w) |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 10th | 12.62 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 33rd (q) | 13.19 m |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 12th (q) | 13.72 m |
| European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 3rd | 13.94 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – | NM |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11th (q) | 13.47 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 14th (q) | 14.15 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 15th (q) | 13.61 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | – | NM |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 1st | 14.62 m (PB) |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | DQ |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | DQ |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | DQ |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | – | DQ |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 14.23 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 33rd (q) | 11.93 m |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | 14.48 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th | 13.75 m | |
External links
- Athanasia Perra. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/athanasia-perra-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Sanctions for anti-doping rule violations in athletics as of 27 October 2017. 9 February 2018.
