Antigoni Drisbioti

Antigoni Drisbioti
Personal information
Born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 40)
Karditsa, Greece
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Coached byBrent Vallance
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 35 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 20 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 35 km walk
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 20 km walk

Antigoni Drisbioti OLY (Greek: Αντιγόνη Ντρισμπιώτη; born 21 March 1984[1]) is a Greek race walker, who is widely considered as the best Greek walker of all time.[2][3][4]

Drisbioti won gold medals in the 20 kilometres walk and 35 km race walk at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, the first golden double for Greece at the event.[5] She also won the bronze medal in the 35 km race walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest.

In addition, Drisbioti finished fourth in the 35 km walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. In addition, she took bronze in the 20 km walk at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. She represented Greece at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Drisbioti is the Greek record holder for the 3000 m walk, 20 km walk and 35 km walk. She won eight national titles.

In Greece, she was named as the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 2022 and 2023.[6]

  1. ^ "Antigoni NTRISMPIOTI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Η Αντιγόνη Ντρισμπιώτη υποψήφια κορυφαία αθλήτρια για το 2022". ΣΕΓΑΣ – Το Επίσημο Site της Ελληνικής Ομοσπονδίας Στίβου (in Greek). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης η Αντιγόνη Ντρισμπιώτη στα 35 χλμ βάδην". euronews (in Greek). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ Book, The (16 August 2022). "Η χρυσή πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης στο βάδην για τη σκληρή προπόνησή της μετά τη δουλειά στην οικογενειακή ταβέρνα – ΤΑ ΝΕΑ". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. ^ l, f (24 August 2022). "Ntrismpioti's waiting game yields double gold in Munich". European Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Bραβεία ΠΣΑΤ 2023: Τεντόγλου και Ντρισμπιώτη οι κορυφαίοι αθλητές για δεύτερη συνεχή χρονιά (PSAT Awards 2023: Tentoglou and Ntrismpioti Named Top Athletes for the Second Consecutive Year)". CNN.gr (in Greek). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

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