Ekaterini Thanou

Ekaterini Thanou

Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	(1975-02-01) 1 February 1975 (age 49) Athens, Greece
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 60 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10.83 sec, 6.96 sec
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m[a] World Championships 2001 Edmonton 100 m 1999 Sevilla 100 m 2003 Paris 100 m World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi 60 m European Championships 2002 Munich 100 m 1998 Budapest 100 m European Indoor Championships 1996 Stockholm 60 m 2000 Ghent 60 m Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 100 m 1997 Bari 4×100 m relay

Ekaterini Thanou (Greek: Αικατερίνη Θάνου, [ekateˈrini ˈθanu]; born 1 February 1975), also known as Katerina Thanou, is a Greek former sprinter. She won numerous medals in the 100 metres, including an Olympic silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, while she was the 2002 European champion in Munich, Germany. She had also been crowned world and European champion in the 60 metres at the indoor championships.

In 2007, Marion Jones, who won in the 100 metres at the 2000 Olympics leaving Thanou in the second place, admitted that she had used steroids and her gold medal was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee, but was not reallocated to Thanou due to the fact that she was also involved in doping.^[a]

She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year, for the years 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

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