Paraskevi Kantza

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NationalityGreek
Born (1976-08-08) 8 August 1976 (age 49)
Agrinio, Greece
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Paraskevi Kantza
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1976-08-08) 8 August 1976 (age 49)
Agrinio, Greece
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportParalympic athletics
Event(s)
sprint, long jump
ClubS.C.B. Ifaistos Thessaloniki
Coached byTheodoros Katsonopoulos
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Greece
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens100 metres - T11
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchLong jump - T11
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonLong jump - T11
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Stadskanaal100m - T11

Paraskevi Kantza (born 8 August 1976) is a paralympic athlete from Greece competing mainly in category T11 sprint events and the long jump.

Paraskevi has competed in three Paralympics competing in the T11 100m, 200m and long jump. Her first games were the 2004 Summer Paralympics in her home country where she won a bronze in the 100m. She was unable to match this in Beijing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and in London in 2012 Summer Paralympics where she failed to win any medals.[1]

Paraskevi Kantza and Theodoros Katsonopoulos at the 2013 World Championships

She was awarded as the Best Greek female athlete with a disability for 2013.

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