Anna Verouli

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

Anna Verouli
Personal information
BornNovember 13, 1956 (1956-11-13) (age 66)
Kavala, Greece
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Helsinki Javelin
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 AthensJavelin

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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 Balkan Games Ankara, Turkey 1st 68,76 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 19th (q) 58.52 m
1989 Balkan Games Serres, Greece 1st 65,58 m
1990 Balkan Games Istanbul, Turkey 1st 64,92 m
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

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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