Maria Christoforidou

❧

Wikipedia

Maria Christoforidou
Personal information
Native name
Μαρία Χριστοφορίδου
Born (1964-08-19) 19 August 1964 (age 61)
Ioannina, Greece
Height1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Sport
Country Greece
SportWeightlifting
Retired1999

Maria Christoforidou (Greek: Μαρία Χριστοφορίδου, born 19 August 1964) is a retired Greek weightlifter. She won 46 medals in international competitions, notably winning gold at the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships.[1][2][3]

Initially a judo athlete,[2] she began weightlifting competitively in the 1980s.[4] She participated in the lightweight and middleweight categories through the late 1980s and 1990s until she retired in 1999.[1]

Major results

Year Venue Weight class Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Weight (kg)RankWeight (kg)Rank
World Championships[5][6][7]
1988Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia60 kg802nd place, silver medalist(s)97.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)177.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
1989United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom60 kg--1003rd place, bronze medalist(s)100-
1990Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia60 kg87.51st place, gold medalist(s)1101st place, gold medalist(s)197.51st place, gold medalist(s)
1992Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria60 kg902nd place, silver medalist(s)1053rd place, bronze medalist(s)1952nd place, silver medalist(s)
1993Australia Melbourne, Australia59 kg903rd place, bronze medalist(s)107.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)197.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995China Guangzhou, China64 kg87.54112.542003rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1996Poland Warsaw, Poland59 kg902nd place, silver medalist(s)107.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)197.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
1998Finland Lahti, Finland58 kg85610551905
European Championships[5][6][7]
1988San Marino City of San Marino, San Marino60 kg72.52nd place, silver medalist(s)902nd place, silver medalist(s)162.51st place, gold medalist(s)[8]
1989United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom60 kg--1003rd place, bronze medalist(s)100-
1990Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain60 kg82.51st place, gold medalist(s)102.51st place, gold medalist(s)1851st place, gold medalist(s)
1991Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria60 kg87.51st place, gold medalist(s)1101st place, gold medalist(s)197.51st place, gold medalist(s)
1992Portugal Loures, Portugal60 kg82.52nd place, silver medalist(s)107.51st place, gold medalist(s)1902nd place, silver medalist(s)
1993Spain Valencia, Spain64 kg852nd place, silver medalist(s)107.51st place, gold medalist(s)192.51st place, gold medalist(s)
1995Palestine Beersheba, Israel59 kg901st place, gold medalist(s)1101st place, gold medalist(s)2001st place, gold medalist(s)
1996Czech Republic Prague, Czechia59 kg82.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)1002nd place, silver medalist(s)182.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
1997Spain Sevilla, Spain59 kg82.551052nd place, silver medalist(s)187.52nd place, silver medalist(s)[9]
1998Germany Riesa, Germany58 kg804102.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)182.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Maria Christoforidis". Hellenic Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Σαν σήμερα: Η Μαρία Χριστοφορίδου κατακτά 3 χρυσά μετάλλια στο Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Άρσης Βαρών". GWomen (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "W♀men: Η Μαρία Χριστοφορίδου μιλάει για την άρση βαρών, τον καρκίνο και τη μητρότητα". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Σπανεα, Σπυριδουλας (20 April 2008). "Η "ομερτά" της άρσης βαρών". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "CHRISTOFORIDOU,Maria". Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Άρσης Βαρών. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Christoforidou Maria (GRE)". Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft. Applied Training Science. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Christoforidou Maria". Weightlifting Database. International Weightlifting Results Project. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "1. EUROOPA NAISTE MEISTRIVÕISTLUSED". Spordikoolituse ja -Teabe SA (in Estonian). 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. ↑ ""Ασημένια" Χριστοφορίδου". ΡΙΖΟΣΠΑΣΤΗΣ (in Greek). 27 June 1997. Retrieved 2 May 2025.