Victoria Mavridou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Greece |
| Born | 8 July 1991 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | +75 kg |
| Club | Nemesis Stauroupolis |
Victoria Mavridou (Greek: Βικτωρία Μαυρίδου; born 8 July 1991 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek weightlifter.[1] At age seventeen, Mavridou made her official debut as the nation's lone female weightlifter for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's super heavyweight category (+75 kg). She placed ninth in this event, as she successfully lifted 105 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 126 kg in a two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 231 kg.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victoria Mavridou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's +75kg (+165 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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