KORAKAKI Anna

Date of Birth: 8 Apr 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Olympic ScholarshipYouth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: THESSALONIKI

Birth Country:

Greece

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	10m Air Pistol Women	6
	25m Pistol Women	6

Records

Record Type	Event	Score	Date	Location
QWR	10m Air Pistol Women	587 pts	12 May, 2018	Fort Benning, GA (USA)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	10m Air Pistol Women's Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Hall	10m Air Pistol Women's Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	25m Pistol Women's Qualification Precision	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	25m Pistol Women's Qualification Rapid	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Hall	25m Pistol Women's Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3	1

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol
2014	Nanjing, CHN	4

World Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol
2018	Changwon, KOR	1	9

European Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X
2021	Osijek, CRO	13	9	20
2020	Wroclaw, POL	3	-	16
2019	Osijek, CRO	2	-	20
2019	Bologna, ITA	-	5	-
2018	Gyor, HUN	7	-	7
2017	Maribor, SLO	9	-	-
2017	Baku, AZE	-	6	-

European Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X
2021	Osijek, CRO	13	9	20
2020	Wroclaw, POL	3	-	16
2019	Osijek, CRO	2	-	20
2019	Bologna, ITA	-	5	-
2018	Gyor, HUN	7	-	7
2017	Maribor, SLO	9	-	-
2017	Baku, AZE	-	6	-

World Cup Final

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X
2019	Putian, CHN	11	5	2
2017	New Delhi, IND	5	8	-
2016	Bologna, ITA	2	1	-

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team
2021	1 x 19th	1 x 5th	-
2019	1 x 1st, 1 x 4th, 1 x 14th	1 x 3rd, 1 x 7th, 1 x 16th	1 x 15th, 1 x 23rd, 1 x 27th
2018	1 x 1st, 1 x 5th, 1 x 6th	1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 36th	1 x 3rd, 1 x 27th
2017	1 x 1st	1 x 3rd	-

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2019	10m Air Pistol	Munich, GER
1	2018	10m Air Pistol	Fort Benning, GA, USA
1	2018	25m Pistol	Guadalajara, MEX
1	2017	10m Air Pistol	Munich, GER
3	2019	25m Pistol	Beijing, CHN
3	2018	25m Pistol	Fort Benning, GA, USA
3	2018	10m Air Pistol Team	Fort Benning, GA, USA
3	2017	25m Pistol	Munich, GER
4	2019	10m Air Pistol	Beijing, CHN
5	2021	25m Pistol	Osijek, CRO
5	2018	10m Air Pistol	Guadalajara, MEX

Legend
X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Education - University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, GRE

Languages spoken:

English, Greek, Italian

Anastassios Korakakis [father], GRE

Right eye, right hand (issf-sports.org, 01 Jan 2018)

Sporting relatives:

Her father Anastassios has represented Greece in shooting. He finished 16th in 50m pistol at the 2011 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Her brother Dionysis was her teammate in the mixed air pistol team at the 2018 World Cup event in Fort Benning, GA, United States of America, where they won bronze. (issf-sports.org, 13 May 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Sep 2015; parapolitika.gr, 28 Jun 2015)

She began shooting at age 12. (baku2015.com, 17 Jun 2015)

She was keen on athletics as a child, but due to a health problem she was then encouraged to take up shooting. Her father Anastassios represented Greece in shooting. "I was not excited at the beginning. However, when I tried it, I felt a familiarity with the gun. I was accompanied by my father to training and this helped my development." (glow.gr, 07 Sep 2018; sentragoal.gr, 12 Aug 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (in.gr, 21 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"Sport is a mirror of life." (sentragoal.gr, 12 Aug 2014)

She and artistic gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias were named as the flag bearers for Greece for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insidethegames.biz, 09 Jul 2021)

She was chosen as the first torch bearer for the 2020 Olympic torch relay following the flame-lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece. She was the first female to be chosen for the honour. (olympics.nbcsports.com, 06 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
FATHER AND COACH
Her father Anastassios has trained her since she first started shooting. He has also represented Greece in the sport. "There are some difficulties when you have your parent as a coach. When you live in the same house and are with each other 24 hours a day, it is a lot. I am always with my coach, so it means he can monitor my training, diet and whether I stay up late. The balance is delicate, but we have good chemistry." (neoskosmos.com, 24 Jun 2019; parapolitika.gr, 28 Jun 2015; sentragoal.gr, 12 Aug 2014)

OLYMPIC FOCUS
In 2019 she decided to take a break from her study at the University of Macedonia in Greece to focus on her preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (in.gr, 21 Jul 2019)

ROLE MODEL
She was named as an Athlete Role Model for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (insidethegames.biz, 07 Feb 2020)

Milestones

She became the first Greek female athlete to win multiple medals at the same edition of the Olympic Games when she claimed two medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also became the first Greek woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympic Games (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Aug 2019; reuters.com, 10 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Dionisis.Korakakis1
https://instagram.com/annakorakaki

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
QWR:: Qualification World Record

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