Fani Halkia

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	400 m hurdles
European Championships
Silver	2006 Gothenburg	400 m hurdles

Fani Halkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά, IPA: [faˈni xalˈca], born 2 February 1979 in Larissa) is a Greek hurdler.

She won a surprise gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	400 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	1st	400 m h
			8th	4x400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	400 m h
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	400 m h
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	5th	400 m

[edit] Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres - 50.56 s (2004) - Greek record. ^[1]
• 400 metres hurdles - 52.77 s (2004) - Greek record. ^[1]
• 200 metres - 23.30 s (2007)

Indoor

• 400 metres - 51.68 s (2004) - Greek record.

[edit] References

IAAF profile for Fani Halkia

1. ^ ^{a b} Greek all-time list, women - Athletix

Sporting positions
Preceded by Yuliya Pechonkina	Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2004	Succeeded by Yuliya Pechonkina

v • d • e Olympic Champions in Women's 400m Hurdles 1984: Nawal El Moutawakel • 1988: Debbie Flintoff-King • 1992: Sally Gunnell • 1996: Deon Hemmings • 2000: Irina Privalova • 2004: Fani Halkia