Greece at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics

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Greece at the
1999 World Championships in Athletics
Flag of Greece.svg
WA codeGRE
National federation Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association
Website www.segas.gr
in Flag of Spain.svg Seville
Competitors42
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
6
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1997
2001

Greece participated at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain with a team of 42 athletes (24 men, 18 women). [1] The team won 6 medals and ended up in the 4th place of the Championships, achieving the best results in the history of Greek athletics. [2]

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Medals

MedalNameEventNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Paraskevi Tsiamita Women's triple jump 14.88
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mirela Manjani Women's javelin throw 67.09 PB
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Anastasia Kelesidou Women's discus throw 66.05
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Konstadinos Gatsioudis Men's javelin throw 89.18
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ekaterini Thanou Women's 100 metres 10.84
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Olga Vasdeki Women's triple jump 14.61

Results

NameEventPlaceNotes
Christos Polychroniou Men's hammer throw 6th78.31 m
Styliani Tsikouna Women's discus throw 8th63.43 m
Ekaterini Voggoli Women's discus throw 11th61.00 m

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