Filippa Fotopoulou

Filippa Kviten Fotopoulou

Personal information
Birth name	Filippa Fotopoulou
Nationality	Cyprus
Born	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28) Limassol, Cyprus
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump, 4x100
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 6.79 (Athens, 2022)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Cyprus 2022 Oran 4x100 m

Filippa Fotopoulou became Filippa Kviten (Greek: Φιλίππα Φωτοπούλου, born 20 December 1996 in Limassol) is a Cypriot track and field athlete who competes as a long jumper. [1]

Career

In May 2022 she made her personal best with 6.79, just one cm less than the national record, which was held by Maroula Lambrou since 1985[2] The same year she competed in the 2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump and took 11th place with a 6.54 jump and then at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in where she had three fault attempts during the qualification. She was 7th with a 6.34 jump at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.At the same games she won the bronze medal in the 4x100 relay[3]

Personal life

Her twin sister Olivia Fotopoulou is also an international athlete, competing in 100 and 200 metre races. Both sisters studied together at the University of Alabama.^[citation needed][4][5]

References

1. Filippa Fotopoulou wordathletics.org
2. actionsports.com Με τεράστιο άλμα 6.79 στην Καλλιθέα η Φιλίππα Φωτοπούλου έκλεισε εισιτήριο για το Μόναχο
3. Και δέκατο μετάλλιο για την Κύπρο στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες alphanews.live/sports.
4. "Olivia Fotopoulou". rolltide.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
5. Foster, Anthony (July 13, 2022). "14 Crimson Tide athletes for Oregon22". Track-Alerts.