Styliani Tsikouna

Styliani Tsikouna

Personal information
Nickname	Stella
Born	19 October 1972 (1972-10-19) (age 53) Chalcis, Greece
Education	University of Texas at El Paso
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Discus: 65.25 metres (214.1 ft) Shot put: 15.89 meters (52.1 ft)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Greece Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Discus

Styliani ("Stella") Tsikouna (Greek: Στυλιανή "Στέλλα" Τσικούνα also written Stiliani Tsikouna, born October 19, 1972, in Chalcis) is a retired Greek discus thrower and still active tenpin bowler.

Career

Discus throw

Her personal best throw is 65.25 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Iraklio. This ranks her third among Greek discus throwers, only behind Ekaterini Voggoli and Anastasia Kelesidou. Her best international performances are second place at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and 5th place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Bowling

After retiring from Athletics Tsikouna began the sport of Bowling. In 2014 she finished 3d in the Mediterranean Bowling Championships in Gibraltar.

Personal life

Tsikouna was born in the city of Chalcis in the Central Greece Region. She has one younger sister. She has one son.

From 1992 to 1994 she was enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso, competing for UTEP Miners. 20 years old she finished 5th at det 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Achievements

Discus

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Greece
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	31st	56.66 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	61.92 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	2nd	61.96 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	57.07 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	63.43 m
	Summer Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	3rd	61.59 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	64.08 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	18th	60.32 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	11th	59.48 m

Bowling

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Greece
2014	Mediterranean Games	Gibraltar	1st	Team mixed
2014	Mediterranean Games	Gibraltar	3rd	Women doubles

External links

• Stiliani Tsikouna at World Athletics
• sports-reference