Fani Halkia

Fani Chalkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά, [faˈni xalˈca], born February 2, 1979 in Larissa) is a Greek hurdler.

Chalkia won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds.

On August 16, 2008, during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing it was announced that she tested positive for the banned substance methyltrienolone.[1][2][3] Chalkia denied she has taken any banned substance, and asked for her 'B' sample to be tested, which also tested positive the next day.[4] On December 12, 2008, the IAAF announced that she would be banned from the sport for two years.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	400 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	1st	400 m h
			8th	4x400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	400 m h
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	400 m h
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	5th	400 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

* 400 metres - 50.56 s (2004) - Greek record.[5]
* 400 metres hurdles - 52.77 s (2004) - Greek record.[5]
* 200 metres - 23.30 s (2007)

Indoor

* 400 metres - 51.68 s (2004) - Greek record.

References

1. ^ Greek hurdler Fani Halkia tests positive for doping - Yahoo
2. ^ Greece's Halkia fails test: officials
3. ^ Greek champion fails drugs test
4. ^ IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING Ms FANI CHALKIA
5. ^ a b Greek all-time list, women - Athletix

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