Paraskevi Kantza

Paraskevi Kantza (born 8 August 1976) is a paralympic athlete from Greece competing mainly in category T11 sprint events and the long jump.

Paraskevi Kantza
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born (1976-08-08) 8 August 1976
ResidenceN. Smyrna, Athens (GRE)
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Greece
SportParalympic athletics
Event(s)sprint, long jump
ClubS.C.B. Ifaistos Thessaloniki
Coached byTheodoros Katsonopoulos

Paraskevi has competed in three Paralympics competing in the T11 100m, 200m and long jump. Her first games were the 2004 Summer Paralympics in her home country where she won a bronze in the 100m. She was unable to match this in Beijing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and in London in 2012 Summer Paralympics where she failed to win any medals.[1]

Paraskevi Kantza and Theodoros Katsonopoulos at the 2013 World Championships

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