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Alexandra Papageorgiou is a female hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

er from Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved on August 1, 2009 in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

. This places her second on the Greek all-time list, behind Stiliani Papadopoulou

Stiliani Papadopoulou

Stiliani Papadopoulou is a female hammer thrower from Greece. She was born in Thessaloniki. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Nikiti. This is the Greek record.She finished eleventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...

Achievements

Representing
2001 2001 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Canada, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 5, 2001...	Mediterranean Games 2001 Mediterranean Games The 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...	Tunis, Tunisia	3rd	62.87 m
2002 2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main event during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 7, 2002...	European Championships	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	7th	66.49 m
2003 2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, France, where the final of the men's competition was held on Tuesday August 25, 2003...	World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw These are the official results of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Thursday 28 August 2003.-Medalists:-Schedule:...	Paris, France	18th (q)	64.72 m
2004 2004 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2004 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 22, 2004...	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...	Athens, Greece	12th	66.83 m
2005 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 8, 2005...	Mediterranean Games Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games The Athletics competition at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Mediterraneo Stadium in Almería, Spain from 29 June to 2 July 2005.-Men's:-Women's:-Medal table:-References:**...	Almería Almería Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	3rd	67.13 m
2006 2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2006 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main event during this season were the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the final of the men's competition was held on Saturday August 12, 2006...	European Championships 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 40 participating athletes. The final was held on Tuesday August 8, 2006, and the qualifying round on Monday August 7, 2006 with the mark set at 70.00 metres.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times...	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	67.95 m
	World Cup 2006 IAAF World Cup The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece....	Athens, Greece	8th	65.22 m
2007 2007 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2007 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 27, 2007...	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	18th (q)	66.88 m
2008 2008 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2008 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 17, 2008...	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China	28th (q)	66.72 m
2009 2009 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2009 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 17, 2009...	World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...	Berlin, Germany	28th (q)	66.33 m
2011	World Championships 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....	Daegu, South Korea	22nd (q)	66.77 m 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw The women's hammer throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 4.Betty Heidler was the pre-event favourite: she was undefeated that season, held the four best marks of the year, and had broken the world record with a throw of...

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