Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (Greek: Αγγελική Τσιολακούδη, [aɟeliˈcitsjolaˈkuði] , born 10 May 1976 in Alexandroupoli, Greece) is a Greek javelin thrower.
Her personal best throw is 63.14 metres, achieved at the 2002 European Championships in Munich.
Competing for the UTEP Miners track and field team, she won the 2000 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships title in the javelin. [1]
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Olympiacos track and field department was established in 1925. The department has had in its ranks some of the greatest Greek athletes in the track and field events including Olympic medalists, as well as World, European, Mediterranean, Balkan and Greek (Panhellenic) Champions. Cases in point are: Konstantinos Kenteris, Fani Halkia, Ekaterini Thanou, Mirela Maniani, Niki Bakoyianni, Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Niki Xanthou, Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Labros Papakostas, Periklis Iakovakis, Ekaterini Voggoli, Hristos Meletoglou, Stelios Dimotsios, Dimitrios Polymerou, Haralabos Papadias, Maria Karastamati, Flora Redoumi, Athina Papayianni, Spyridon Vasdekis, Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Louis Tsatoumas and Emmanouil Karalis.
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