Maria Stamatoula

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Maria Stamatoula
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Shot put - F32-34/52-53
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Assen Shot put F32-34
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchurch Shot put F32/33/34
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London Shot put F32
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Lyon Shot put F32/33/34
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Swansea Shot put - F32/33

Maria Stamatoula (born 15 August 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from Greece competing mainly in F32 shot put and club throw events.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's F32-34/52-53 shot put event. [1] In the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships she won a silver medal in the Women's Shot Put event, and broke the previous F32 world record in shot put. [2]

She was awarded as the Best Greek female athlete with a disability for 2010, 2011 and 2017. [3]

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References

  1. "Women's Shot Put F32-34/52/53 - Results". paralympic.org/. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  2. "Field Athletes Dominate the Records on Day Two of the IPC Athletics World Champs". paralympic.org/. International Paralympic Committee. 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  3. "Οι κορυφαίοι της χρονιάς". newsbeast.gr. Retrieved 2 September 2024.