Fani Chalkia
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Fani Chalkia (Template:Langx, Template:IPA, born 2 February 1979), also transliterated as Halkia or Khalkia, is a retired Greek hurdler.<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref> She won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 400 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Chalkia was born near the city of Larissa on 2 February 1979.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004 Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Chalkia participated in the women's 400 m hurdles. During the semifinals she set a new Olympic record in the event,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which was the sixth fastest time ever. In the final she finished in 52.82 seconds, winning the gold medal more than half a second ahead of second-placed Ionela Târlea and bronze medallist Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 Olympics
On 16 August 2008, during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing it was announced that she had tested positive for the banned substance methyltrienolone.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="bbc">Template:Cite web</ref> Chalkia denied she had taken any banned substance, and asked for her 'B' sample to be tested, which also tested positive the next day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 26 November 2008, the Greek Athletics Federation announced that she would serve a two year ban from the sport effective from August when Chalkia was expelled from the 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Doping conviction
In 2015, a Greek court convicted Chalkia of intentional doping and handed her a seven month jail sentence, suspended pending an appeal; this appeal was successful as on 19 February 2016, Chalkia was unanimously acquitted by the Athens Court of Appeal of all charges for the intentional use of banned substances.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The court ruled that the former champion had fallen victim to a circuit of adulterated drugs, and also acquitted her trainer Giorgos Panagiotopoulos, who was facing charges of intentionally supplying banned substances.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal bests
| Date | Event | Venue | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2004 | 400 meters hurdles | Athens, Greece | 52.77 s (OR)<ref name="athletix">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 12 September 2004 | 400 meters | Berlin, Germany | 50.56 s (NR)<ref name="athletix"/> |
| 6 March 2004 | 400 meters (indoor) | Budapest, Hungary | 51.68 s (NR)<ref name="iaaf">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 24 June 2007 | 200 meters | Munich, Germany | 23.30 s <ref name="athletix"/> |
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