Natalia Christofi

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Natalia Christofi
Personal information
Nationality Cyprus
Born (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 26)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles 7.92s (Luxembourg, 2023)
100m hurdles: 12.84s (Chorzów, 2023)

Natalia Christofi (born 10 February 1997) is a Cypriot track and field athlete. She is a multiple time national champion over 100 metres hurdles. [1]

Career

In 2017, Christofi competed at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 100 metres hurdles, qualifying for the semi-finals in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [2]

In August 2018, Christofi made her senior European Championship debut, running 13.53 seconds in the 100m hurdles in Berlin. [3]

In 2022, she lowered the Cypriot national record over 60 metres to 8.10 seconds. After overcoming a leg injury, she was later selected for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. [4] She later competed in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham in August 2023. [5]

In January 2023, Christofi broke the eight-second barrier for the 60 metres for the first time, running 7.92 seconds in Luxembourg. [6]

In June 2023, Christofi lowered her own national record for the 100 metres hurdles to 12.84 seconds, in Chorzow, Poland. [7] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals, running 12.90 seconds. [8] [9]

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