STAMATOPOULOU Alexandra

Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S4

Place of birth: ATHENS

Birth Country:

Greece

Place of residence : PIRAEUS

Residence Country:

Greece

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4
	Women's 50m Backstroke - S4	3
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points GRE Greece

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S4 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	50m Backstroke - S3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	58.33
5	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:39.35
6	100m Freestyle - S3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:47.16
World Championships
2	50m Backstroke - S4	2019	London, GBR	52.86
2	50m Freestyle - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	45.79
3	100m Freestyle - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:50.38
3	50m Backstroke - S3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	56.26
4	50m Freestyle - S4	2019	London, GBR	43.25
4	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:46.41
6	100m Freestyle - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:12.53
7	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:57.62
9	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	2:56.12
9	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	3:06.32
9	50m Backstroke - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:14.96
European Championships
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	54.35
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2018	Dublin, IRL	53.29
4	50m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	46.38
4	50m Freestyle - S4	2018	Dublin, IRL	52.77
5	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2020	Funchal, POR	3:04.77
5	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:55.77
7	100m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	1:54.47
9	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2020	Funchal, POR	1:18.57
10	100m Freestyle - S5	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:49.68

Dancing. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Occupational Therapy

Languages spoken:

Tyrtaios [Greece]

Michalis Nikopoulos [club], GRE

2013 for Greece (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

National team:

2013 (speakfreely.gr, 13 Apr 2020)

She took up swimming in 2011 in Athens, Greece. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

She took up the sport as part of her rehabilitation. "When my illness became more intense, I had to go to a healing pool to keep my muscles well. So then I started swimming. My therapist at the time wanted me to try competing. At first, I saw it more like a game, so I did not realise the seriousness and responsibility of being an athlete. But it all changed when I won my first race. I became eager to improve on a competitive level." (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nooz.gr, 23 Jul 2019; documentonews.gr, 12 Sep 2020)

Winning gold in the S4 50m backstroke at the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019; paralympics.org, 19 Aug 2018)

Greek artistic gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Coach Michalis Nikopoulos. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Relax and be healthy." (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)

She was named the 2018 and 2019 Female Para Athlete of the Year by the Panhellenic Association of Sports Journalists. (cnn.gr, 12 Dec 2018; Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S4, SB3, SM4 (IPC, 27 Jan 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (Athlete, 13 Jul 2015)

Impairment Details
At age 14 she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome [SPS], a neurological condition in which the muscles stiffen as they do not eliminate lactic acid. "The diagnosis was ultimately relieving, because I had so many bad symptoms but we didn't know what the condition was. I was not disappointed. I felt that since I finally knew what the disease was, I had to deal with it the right way." (cnn.gr, 12 Dec 2018; athina984.gr, 08 Sep 2016; womensports.gr, 31 Aug 2014)

General
CLASSIFICATION CHANGE
Her classification was switched in 2019. "I changed from S3 to S4 class because several facts were taken into consideration. One of which was my physical condition, I felt I could not cope with the abilities of my competitors. The truth is I'm still trying to assimilate to the new conditions." (peopleofgreece.gr, 12 Feb 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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