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Anna Verouli

Anna Verouli
Personal information
BornNovember 13, 1956 (age 64)
Kavala, Greece

Anna Verouli (Greek: Άννα Βερούλη, born November 13, 1956) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. She was born in Kavala.[1]

She won the gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

Verouli was tested positive for nandrolone at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was banned from the competition.[2]

She was married to weightlifter Ioannis Tsintsaris.

Honours

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Greece
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 1st 70.02 m
1983 Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 1st 61.62 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 65.72 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States DSQ
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 10th 57.06 m
1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 2nd 58.92 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 13th (q) 60.60 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 19th (q) 58.52 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 8th 59.32 m
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st 60.34 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th 59.12 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 21st (q) 56.96 m

See also

  • List of doping cases in athletics

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna Verouli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ^ Olympic doping's list of shame.

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