Kalliopi Ouzouni (Greek: Καλλιόπη Ουζούνη, born February 8, 1973, in Thessaloniki) is a retired female shot putter from Greece. Her personal best throw is 18.90 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Kalamata. This places her second on the Greek all-time list, behind Irini Terzoglou.[1] She holds the indoor national record with 19.03 m, achieved in January 2000 in Piraeus.

She finished seventh at the 2000 Olympic Games and twelfth at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals. [2] She won the women's event with 18.63m,, which earned her a spot on the European Cup team.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Greece
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 12th (q) 15.17 m1
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 16th (q) 16.59 m
World Championships Athens, Greece — NM
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 10th 17.47 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 16th (q) 17.79 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 12th (q) 17.39 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th 18.63 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th (q) 16.82 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 12th 17.38 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 12th 18.03 m

1No mark in the final

References

  1. ^ Greek all-time list, women Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
  2. ^ "Kalliopi OUZOUNI - Olympic Athletics | Greece". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ^ "Greek Championships, Athens Olympic Stadium – Final Day| News". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2020-10-13.


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