Dimitra Gnafaki
Greek athlete (born 1997)
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Dimitra Gnafaki (born 9 July 1997) is a Greek track and field athlete. She is a multiple-time Greek national champion and twice Balkan champion over 400 metres hurdles. She represented Greece at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 9 July 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400m hurdles |
| Club | Panathinaikos |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400m hurdles: 56.14 (Munich, 2022) 400m: 54.50 (Chania, 2021) |
Career
Gnafaki attended Gymnastics Academy in Serres before turning her focus fully to athletics and the 400m hurdles. She had her first international experience in 2016 at the 2016 World U20 Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz. She then accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Akron, before returning to Greece to base herself in Chania, Crete.[2][3]
In 2021, she ran 57.00 to win the 2021 Balkan Athletics Championships in Serbia, the time placed her fourth on the all-time Greek list for the 400m hurdles.[4] However, she tested positive for COVID-19 at the championships and had to stay in Belgrade for an extended period according to the regulations.[5]
The following year she won the Greek national title over 400m hurdles for the third time.[6] She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany and ran a new personal best time of 56.14 seconds.[7]
In July 2023, she won the Balkan Championships in Kraljevo with time of 56.45 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles.[8] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 and ran a seasons best time of 56.18.[9] She won her fourth consecutive Greek national title in the 400m hurdles in 2023.[10]
She ran 56.62 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy but did not proceed to the semi-finals.[11]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 58.48 NU20R |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 56.55 PB |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.14 PB | |
| 14th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.33 SB | |||
| 2023 | Balkan Championships | Kraljevo, Serbia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.45 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.35 | |||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 28th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.18 SB | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.62 |
| 2026 | Mediterranean Games | Taranto, Italy | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 58.35 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay mixed | 3:23.65 |
