- Niki Xanthou
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Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for 
GreeceWorld Championships Silver 1997 Athens Long jump European Indoor Championships Gold 2002 Vienna Long jump Niki Xanthou (Greek: Νίκη Ξάνθου, [ˈnici ˈksanθu], born 11 October 1973 in Rhodes) is a Greek long jumper.
Xanthou set nine national record in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Bellinzona. At the age of 22 she gave an impressive performance in the Olympic games final in Atlanta, in which she took the 4th place with 6,97 m.
She won the Mediterranean Games of 1997 in Bari and the European under 23 Cup in 1994. The greatest achievements in her career were the second place in the 1997 World Championships in Athens and the gold medal in 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes 1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 8th 1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, USA 4th 6,97 m 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 6.69 m World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 6,94 m Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1st 6.72 m CR 1998 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 3rd 1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 4th 6.65 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 6.76 m 2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st 6.74 m 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 5th External links
- IAAF profile for Niki Xanthou
Mediterranean Champions in Women's Long Jump 1967: Maria Vittoria Trio (ITA) • 1971: Not Held • 1975: Not Held • 1979: Maria Lambrou (GRE) • 1983: Snežana Dančetović (YUG) • 1987: Antonella Capriotti (ITA) • 1991: Tamara Malešev (YUG) • 1993: Corinne Hérigault (FRA) • 1997: Niki Xanthou (GRE) • 2001: Concepción Montaner (ESP) • 2005: Fiona May (ITA) • 2009: Tania Vicenzino (ITA)
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Greek athletes
- Long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Greece
- Greek athletics biography stubs
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