Sofia Bekatorou Explained

Sofia Bekatorou
Native Name:	Σοφία Μπεκατώρου
Native Name Lang:	el
Birth Date:	26 December 1977
Birth Place:	Athens, Greece
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Sofia Bekatorou (el|Σοφία Μπεκατώρου; born 26 December 1977) is a Greek sailing champion.^[1]

Career

She has participated in over hundreds of main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won the gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Emilia Tsoulfa (Greece). After a serious back injury, she won a bronze medal in the yngling keelboat class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Bekatorou was the first female flag bearer for Greece in the history of Summer Olympics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, participating in the Olympic Games for the 4th time.^[2] She and partner Mike Pateniotis competed in the Nacra 17 event. They finished in 18th place.^[3]

1. MeTinSofia

Bekatorou started the Hellenic

1. MeToo

movement (#MeTinSofia) after revealing a sexual harassment and abuse episode involving a senior Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) member in his hotel room, shortly after trials for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Soon, the senior was revealed to be Aristides Adamopoulos, the vice-president of HSF and also, a member of the New Democracy political party. The interview triggered a wave of resignations in the HSF and echoed massively across Greece and eventually inspired Zeta Douka and a number of other actors to come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and abuse.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Politics

Sofia Bekatorou was a candidate in the 2024 European Parliament elections with the SYRIZA party.^[10]

See also

• Sailing at the Summer Olympics

References

• https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sofia-bekatorou-1.html . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206061208/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sofia-bekatorou-1.html . 2013-12-06 .
  • Her involvement with International Children's Games

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sofia Bekatorou . 2024-09-22 . Global Sports Mentoring.
2. Web site: Olympics 2016: Sofia Bekatorou First Woman Selected as Standard-Bearer . greekreporter . 30 August 2024.
3. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173614/https://www.rio2016.com/en/sailing-standings-sa-nacra-17-mixed . 2016-08-20 .
4. Web site:
   1. MeToo movement takes off in Greece
   . Deutsche Welle. 21 January 2021. 27 February 2021.
5. Web site: Greece's #MeToo movement. NewEurope. 22 January 2021. 27 February 2021.
6. Web site:
   1. MeToo has also arrived in Greece (original: "Το #MeToo έφτασε και στην Ελλάδα")
   . Kathimerini. 8 February 2021. 27 February 2021.
7. Web site: #MeToo provoque un séisme en Grèce. LeSoir. 24 February 2021. 27 February 2021.
8. Web site: Greek actresses accuse George Kimoulis of workplace bullying. NeosKosmos. 28 January 2021. 27 February 2021.
9. Web site: The Greek #MeToo movement gains momentum because Greece's Athlete A had the courage to speak out about her abuse. Hellenic News of America. 14 February 2021. 27 February 2021.
10. Web site: Η Σοφία Μπεκατώρου… άνοιξε πανιά για την ευρωβουλή – Διεκδικεί μια θέση στο ευρωψηφοδέλτιο του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ . in . 30 August 2024.