Anna Fitídou

Anna Fitídou
Personal information
Nationality	Cyprus
Born	22 April 1977 (age 47); Limassol, Cyprus
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Club	GS Olympia
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 4.30 m (2004)

Anna Fitídou (also Anna Foitidou, Greek: Άννα Φοιτίδου; born 22 April 1977) is a Cypriot pole vaulter.^[1] She set both a national record and a personal best height of 4.30 metres at the second meeting of the IAAF Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, Greece.^[2]

Fitidou made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed twenty-fourth in the qualifying rounds of the women's pole vault, clearing her height at 4.15 metres.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Fitidou achieved her best career result, when she finished tenth in the final round of the women's pole vault, with a satisfying height of 4.15 metres.^[3]^[4]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Fitidou successfully cleared a height of 4.00 metres on her third attempt in the women's pole vault. Fitidou fell short in her bid for the twelve-woman final, as she placed thirty-fourth overall in the qualifying rounds.^[5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Cyprus
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	–	NM^[6]
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	16th (q)	3.60 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	16th (q)	3.80 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	10th	3.80 m
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	–	NM
2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	–	NM
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	11th (q)	3.80 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	17th (q)	4.15 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	24th (q)	4.15 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	22nd (q)	4.15 m
	Games of the Small States of Europe	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	2nd	4.10 m
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	2nd	4.25 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	NM
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	10th (q)	4.15 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	20th (q)	4.05 m
2007	Games of the Small States of Europe	Fontvieille, Monaco	1st	4.20 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	34th (q)	4.00 m

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Fitídou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ Nikitardis, Michalis (20 July 2004). "Thessaloniki 2004 – national records fall". IAAF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "Athletics: Pole vault". 2006 Commonwealth Games. BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "Women's Pole Vault – Final Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "Women's Pole Vault Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ "1997 European Championships under 23". Archived from the original on 16 December 2004.

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Fitídou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[2] Nikitardis, Michalis (20 July 2004). "Thessaloniki 2004 – national records fall". IAAF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[3] "Athletics: Pole vault". 2006 Commonwealth Games. BBC Sport. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[4] "Women's Pole Vault – Final Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[5] "Women's Pole Vault Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[6] "1997 European Championships under 23". Archived from the original on 16 December 2004.

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