Fani Chalkia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Φανή Χαλκιά |
| Born | 2 February 1979 Larissa, Greece |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 1st |
| Personal best | 52.77 sec |
Fani Chalkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά, [faˈni xalˈca], born 2 February 1979), also transliterated as Halkia or Khalkia, is a retired Greek hurdler.[1] She won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Chalkia was born near the city of Larissa on 2 February 1979.[2]
2004 Olympics
[edit]At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Chalkia participated in the women's 400m hurdles. During the semifinals she set a new Olympic record in the event,[3] which was the sixth fastest time ever. In the final she finished in 52.82 seconds, winning the gold medal more than half a second ahead of second-placed Ionela Târlea and bronze medallist Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova.[4]
2008 Olympics
[edit]On 16 August 2008, during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing it was announced that she had tested positive for the banned substance methyltrienolone.[5][6] Chalkia denied she had taken any banned substance, and asked for her 'B' sample to be tested, which also tested positive the next day.[7] On 26 November 2008, the Greek Athletics Federation announced that she would serve a two year ban from the sport effective from August when Chalkia was expelled from the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]
Doping conviction
[edit]In 2015, a Greek court convicted Chalkia of intentional doping and handed her a seven month jail sentence, suspended pending an appeal; this appeal was successful as on 19 February 2016, Chalkia was unanimously acquitted by the Athens Court of Appeal of all charges for the intentional use of banned substances.[9] The court ruled that the former champion had fallen victim to a circuit of adulterated drugs, and also acquitted her trainer Giorgos Panagiotopoulos, who was facing charges of intentionally supplying banned substances.[10]
Personal bests
[edit]| Date | Event | Venue | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2004 | 400 meters hurdles | Athens, Greece | 52.77 s (OR)[11] |
| 12 September 2004 | 400 meters | Berlin, Germany | 50.56 s (NR)[11] |
| 6 March 2004 | 400 meters (indoor) | Budapest, Hungary | 51.68 s (NR)[12] |
| 24 June 2007 | 200 meters | Munich, Germany | 23.30 s [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fani Khalkia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "From premature retirement to Olympic gold". World Athletics. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Halkia sends Greece wild". BBC News. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Halkia win sends Athens crowd wild". CNN. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Greece's Halkia fails test: officials". Reuters. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Greek champion fails drugs test". BBC News. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING Ms FANI CHALKIA" (PDF). Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2008.
- ^ "Athletics-Halkia banned for two years for steroid use". Reuters. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Greek court clears hurdler Halkia of intentional doping". Sports Illustrated. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Αθώα η Φανή Χαλκιά!". Contra.gr. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Greek all-time list, women". Athletixorg. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Faní Halkia". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Fani Chalkia at World Athletics
- Fani Chalkia at Olympedia
- Fani Chalkia at Olympics.com
- Fani Chalkia at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Greek female hurdlers
- Greek female sprinters
- Athletes from Larissa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Greece
- Olympic gold medalists for Greece
- Doping cases in athletics
- Greek sportspeople in doping cases
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympiacos athletics athletes
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Greek Athletics Championships winners