Katerina Thanou
- Born
- Feb 1, 1975 (51 years old)
- Birthplace
- Athens, Greece
- Events
- 100 m · 60 m
- Height
- 1.65 m
- Weight
- 56 kg
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at the 2000 Olympics leaving Thanou in the second place, admitted that she had used steroids and her gold medal was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee, but was not reallocated to Thanou because she was also involved in doping. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year, for the years 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
As of Oct 29, 2026: 100 m 10.77 (#39 all-time), 60 m 7.06, 2008 season best 11.39 (Jul 14, 2008, Rethymno (GRE)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 silver, 2 bronze · National record (4 × 100 m) · 51 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100m | 11.39 | +0.8 | Jul 14, 2008 | Rethymno (GRE) |
| 2008 | 4x100m | 44.63 | – | Jul 14, 2008 | Rethymno (GRE) |
| 2007 | 60m | 7.22 | – | Feb 10, 2007 | – |
| 2007 | 60m Indoor | 7.22 | – | Mar 3, 2007 | European Indoor Championships, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (i) |
| 2007 | 100m | 11.35 | -0.6 | Jul 30, 2007 | Thessaloniki (GRE) |
| 2004 | 100m | 11.21 | +0.3 | Jun 10, 2004 | Athina (GRE) |
| 2003 | 100m | 11.03 | +0.9 | Aug 24, 2003 | IAAF World Championships |
| 2003 | 4x100m | 43.81 | – | Aug 29, 2003 | IAAF World Championships |