Filippa Fotopoulou
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cyprus |
| Born | Filippa Fotopoulou 20 December 1996 Limassol, Cyprus |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Long jump, 4x100 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
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Filippa Fotopoulou formerly 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 placed 11th 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]
On 22 May 2026 in Kifisia, she made a new personal best with 6.78 metres.[4] Representing Cyprus at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, she qualified for the final with a jump of 6.56 metres.[5]
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.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Filippa Fotopoulou wordathletics.org
- ↑ actionsports.com Με τεράστιο άλμα 6.79 στην Καλλιθέα η Φιλίππα Φωτοπούλου έκλεισε εισιτήριο για το Μόναχο
- ↑ Και δέκατο μετάλλιο για την Κύπρο στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες alphanews.live/sports.
- ↑ KIFISIA JUMP 2026 rosterathletics.com/
- ↑ "Cyprus wins judo medals as Fotopoulou reaches long jump final". Cyprus Mail. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Olivia Fotopoulou". rolltide.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ Foster, Anthony (13 July 2022). "14 Crimson Tide athletes for Oregon22". Track-Alerts.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Cypriot women long jumpers
- Cypriot women sprinters
- Cypriot twins
- European Games competitors for Cyprus
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Cyprus
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Cyprus
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games