Natalia Christofi | |
Nationality: | Cyprus |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 100m hurdles |
Birth Date: | 10 February 1997 |
Pb: | 60m hurdles 7.92s (Luxembourg, 2023) 100m hurdles: 12.84s (Chorzów, 2023) |
Natalia Christofi (el|Ναταλία Χριστοφή; born 10 February 1997) is a Cypriot track and field athlete. She is a multiple time national champion over 100 metres hurdles.[1]
In 2017, Christofi competed at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 100 metres hurdles, qualifying for the semi-finals in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[2]
In August 2018, Christofi made her senior European Championship debut, running 13.53 seconds in the 100m hurdles in Berlin.[3]
In 2022, she lowered the Cypriot national record over 60 metres to 8.10 seconds. After overcoming a leg injury, she was later selected for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[4] She later competed in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham in August 2023.[5]
In January 2023, Christofi broke the eight-second barrier for the 60 metres for the first time, running 7.92 seconds in Luxembourg.[6]
In June 2023, Christofi lowered her own national record for the 100 metres hurdles to 12.84 seconds, in Chorzow, Poland.[7] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals, running 12.90 seconds.[8] [9]