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Paraskevi Patoulidou
GREWomenParaskevi ("Voula") Patoulidou (Greek: Παρασκευή (Βούλα) Πατουλίδου; born 29 March 1965) is a Greek former athlete and politician. Born in Tripotamo (part of Florina prefecture), Patoulidou throughout her athletics career competed in the 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles and in the long jump events.
In 1992, she was the surprise winner of the Women's 100 m hurdles race at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, and she was voted the Best Balkan Athlete that same year. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1990 and 1992.
Her spouse was Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis. She served as the Deputy Regional Governor of Thessaloniki in the Region of Central Macedonia from 2014 to 2024.
As of Sep 29, 2026: 100 m hurdles 12.64 (#122 all-time), Long Jump 6.68 (#488 all-time), 2002 season best 7.36 (Feb 23, 2002, Pireaus (GRE) (i)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · National record (100 m hurdles) · 61 years old
Personal bests
* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | - | - | 1 |