Olga Vasdeki

Olga Vasdeki (Greek: Όλγα Βασδέκη, [ˈolɣa vazˈðeci], born 26 September 1973 in Volos) is a Greek triple jumper.

Olga Vasdeki

Personal information
Born	(1973-09-26) 26 September 1973
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	14.67 m, 14.51 m (i) 6.60 m
Medal record World Championships 1999 Seville Triple jump European Championships 1998 Budapest Triple jump European Indoor Championships 1996 Stockholm Triple jump

She was the most successful Greek triple jumper and Greek record holder until 1998, when she won the gold medal at the European Championships in Budapest, being at the time just the second female Greek athlete to be crowned European Champion after Anna Verouli in 1982. The following year she won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Seville behind Paraskevi Tsiamita and Yamile Aldama. She is the younger sister of long jumper Spyridon Vasdekis.

She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1998.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Greece
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	5th
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	14.62 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	4th	14.29 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	14.55 m
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	14.64 m NR
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	14.61 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	14.15 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	12th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	11th	14.34 m

References

• Olga Vasdeki at World Athletics