Dimitra Kontou

Dimitra Kontou
Personal information
Born (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19)
Mytilene, Greece
Sport
Country Greece
SportRowing
EventWomen's lightweight single sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Szeged LW2x
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bled LW2x
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 St. Catharines LW2x
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Edirne BLW2x

Dimitra Eleni "Milena" Kontou (Greek: Δήμητρα Ελένη (Μιλένα) Κοντού; born 23 September 2005) is a Greek rower. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the lightweight double sculls.[1]

Career

She was a gold medalist at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships in Belgium in the double sculls alongside Styliani Natsioula. She was also later a gold medalist at the 2023 World Rowing U23 Championships, setting a new World Best Time in the process, at the age of 18 years-old.[2]

She was a silver medalist alongside Zoi Fitsiou at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, in the lightweight double sculls.[3]

The pair secured a second silver lightweight double sculls silver medal at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary in April 2024.[4]

They gained qualification to the Olympic Games at the qualifying event in Lucerne in May 2024.[5][6] They subsequently reached the final of the lightweight double sculls at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, [7] and won the bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "Dimitra Kontou". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "JANUARY 2024 - DIMITRA ELENI KONTOU". World Rowing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ Tsoni, Paula (May 27, 2023). "Greece Wins Two Medals In European Rowing Championships". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "BRITAIN TOP MEDALS TABLE AFTER FIRST DAY OF EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS". World Rowing. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "THE DEBRIEF: MIXED FORTUNES ON THE ROTSEE". World Rowing. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Greek rowing team's triumph sees them qualify for Paris Olympics". Greek Herald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ Kouras, Bill (31 July 2024). "Greek Rowing Makes History with Three Crews in Paris Olympic Finals". Greek City Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.