Kristel Vourna

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Kristel Vourna
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Mediterranean Games
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Kristel Vourna (born 11 February 1992) is a Greek swimmer. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. [2] She took the 12th place overall, finishing 7th in the second semifinal in the 100 metre butterfly with a Greek record of 58.31 seconds. She also swam the anchor leg of Greece's 4 x 100 freestyle relay, but the team failed to qualify for the final, finishing in the 16th place.

At the 2012 European Championships in Debrecen, she took the 5th place in 100 metre butterfly, the 6th place in 50 metre butterfly and the 5th place in 4 x 100 freestyle relay.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event where she finished 22nd in the heats and did not advance. [3]

Honours

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2012 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th 100 m butterfly
4 x 100 freestyle relay
6th 50 m butterfly
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th (sf)100 m butterfly
16th (sf)4 x 100 freestyle relay
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 4 x 100 freestyle relay
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23rd (h) 100 m butterfly

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References

  1. "Kristel VOURNA - Olympic Swimming | Greece". International Olympic Committee. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. "Kristel Vourna". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. "Rio 2016 100m butterfly women - Olympic Swimming". International Olympic Committee. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-01.