Eleni Artymata

Eleni Artymata

File:Eleni Artymata Berlin 2009.jpg Eleni Artymata at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
Personal information
Born	(1986-05-16) May 16, 1986
Height
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Cyprus
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Cyprus Mediterranean Games Pescara 2009 200 m Mersin 2013 200 m Mersin 2013 4x100 m relay Pescara 2009 100 m Mersin 2013 100 m Games of the Small States of Europe 2005 Andorra 100 m 2005 Andorra 200 m 2005 Andorra 4x100 m relay 2007 Monaco 100 m 2007 Monaco 200 m 2007 Monaco 4x100 m relay 2009 Nicosia 100 m 2009 Nicosia 200 m 2009 Nicosia 4x100 m relay
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Eleni Artymata (Greek: Ελένη Αρτυματά; born May 16, 1986 in Paralimni) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Cyprus.

Biography

Artymata represented Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 200 metres, where she reached the second round. She won two medals, a gold in the 200 m and a bronze in the 100 m at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara. She also won two gold at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe.

At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, she reached the final of the 200 metres, where she finished 8th. She recorded her personal best in the 200 m of 22.64 seconds in the semi finals of the same event.

At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. Artymata finished sixth in the final, improving her own national record to 22.61.

Later in 2010, at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Artymata was one of the favourites for the 200 metres title. She was the fastest qualifier in the heats in 23.23. However, she was disqualified after winning her semi final in 23.15, for running out of her lane. The final was won by Cydonie Mothersill in 22.89.

In 2013, Artymata won her second Mediterranean Games 200 metres title in Mersin. She had previously won in Pescara in 2009.

Personal bests

Event	Time (seconds)	Venue	Date
100 metres	11.37	Berlin, Germany	16 August 2009
200 metres	22.61 NR	Barcelona, Spain	31 July 2010