Kalliopi Araouzou
Greek swimmer (born 1991)
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Kalliopi "Kelly" Araouzou (born 6 March 1991) is a Greek competitive swimmer. She participates in the open water events.
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| Full name | Kalliopi Araouzou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 6, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2010, she won the gold medal in the team event at the European Open Water Championships in Balatonfüred alongside her teammates Spyridon Gianniotis and Antonios Fokaidis.[2] She won the silver medal at the same tournament in the women's 5 km event behind Ekaterina Seliverstova.[3]
She won the bronze medal in the 10 km event at the 2011 World Cup race in Setúbal.[4] Another two silver medals followed at the 2012 European Open Water Championships in Piombino, the 5 km individual and in the team event alongside Marios Kalafatis and Georgios Arniakos.[5][6]
Her first medal at a World Championship she won in the Team event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona. This time again alongside teammates Spyridon Gianniotis and Antonios Fokaidis claiming the silver medal.[7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 10 km open water event. She finished 11th with a time of 1:57:31.6.[8]
In 2019, she competed in the women's 5 km and women's 10 km events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[9][10] In the 5 km event she finished in 19th place and in the 10 km event she finished in 37th place.[9][10]