Hrysopiyi "Pigi" Devetzi (Greek: Χρυσοπηγή Δεβετζή, [xrisopiˈʝi ðeveˈdzi], born 2 October 1975) is a former Greek athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.
She won the triple jump silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with 15.25 and the triple jump bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with 15.23. At the 2004 Summer Olympics semifinal she set a Greek record of 15.32 metres. This performance ranks her in the fourth place of all time triple jumpers, after the world record holder, Inessa Kravets, her greatest rival Tatyana Lebedeva and the twice-olympic gold medalist Françoise Mbango Etone. She won another silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, losing the gold at the last jump by Tatyana Lebedeva. The same story was repeated at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, in which "Piyi" lost the 1st place at the sixth jump by Yargelis Savigne.
Devetzi is known for often jumping longer in qualification rounds than in finals, as at the 2004 Olympics, and also for her lack of gold so far at major championships, despite being one of the world's leading female triple jumpers.
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
2001
Mediterranean Games
Tunis, Tunisia
5th
Triple jump
2002
European Championships
Munich, Germany
7th
Triple jump
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
8th
Triple jump
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
3rd
Triple jump
14.73 m
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
2nd
Triple jump
15.25 m
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo, Monaco
4th
Triple jump
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
10th
Triple jump
Mediterranean Games
Almeria, Spain
3rd
Triple jump
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
5th
Triple jump
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo, Monaco
1st
Triple jump
14.89 m
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
2nd
Triple jump
15.05 m
10th
Long jump
6.41 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart, Germany
2nd
Triple jump
World Cup
Athens, Greece
2nd
Triple jump
15.04 m
3rd
Long jump
2007
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
3rd
Triple jump
15.04 m
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart, Germany
2nd
Triple jump
Military World Games
Hyderabad, India
1st
Long jump
2008
World Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
2nd
Triple jump
15.00 m (NR)
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
3rd
Triple jump
15.23 m (SB)
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
14th
Long jump
Personal bests
Outdoor
Date
Event
Venue
Performance
August 21, 2004
Triple jump
Athens, Greece
15.32 (NR)
June 10, 2006
Long jump
Trikala, Greece
6.83 *
* Third among Greek long jumpers, only behind Niki Xanthou (7.03) and Paraskevi Tsiamita.[1]
Indoor
Date
Event
Venue
Performance
March 8, 2008
Triple jump
Valencia, Spain
15.00 (NR)
February 9, 2008
Long jump
Peania, Greece
6.85 *
* Second among Greek long jumpers, only behind Niki Xanthou (6.91)
Records (Progression)
(Records in bold are current ones.)
Event
Performance
Venue
Date
Triple Jump
13.44 m
Rethymno, Greece
1998, May 30
Triple Jump
13.61 m
Chania, Greece
1999, July 28
Triple Jump
14.00 m
Kalamata, Greece
2001, June 2
Triple Jump
14.15 m
Rethymno, Greece
2002, July 7
Triple Jump
14.15 m
Munich, Germany
2002, August 10
Triple Jump (Indoor)
14.48 m
Peania, Greece
2003, February 16
Triple Jump (Indoor)
14.84 m (NR)
Peania, Greece
2003, March 4
Triple Jump
14.25 m
Trikala, Greece
2003, June 24
Triple Jump
14.34 m
Paris, France
2003, August 24
Triple Jump
14.34 m
Paris, France
2003, August 26
Triple Jump
14.38 m
Athens, Greece
2004, June 12
Triple Jump
14.48 m
Athens, Greece
2004, June 12
Triple Jump
14.65 m
Bydgoszcz, Poland
2004, June 19
Triple Jump
15.32 m (NR)
Athens, Greece
2004, August 21
Triple Jump (Indoor)
14.89 m (NR)
Peania, Greece
2008, February 13
Triple Jump (Indoor)
14.93 m (NR)
Valencia, Spain
2008, March 8
Triple Jump (Indoor)
15.00 m (NR)
Valencia, Spain
2008, March 8
Long Jump
6.15 m
Athens, Greece
1999, June 24
Long Jump
6.19 m
Athens, Greece
2000, June 1
Long Jump
6.36 m
Athens, Greece
2003, May 4
Long Jump
6.56 m
Athens, Greece
2005, June 11
Long Jump
6.60 m
Deskati, Greece
2006, May 13
Long Jump
6.83 m
Trikala, Greece
2006, June 10
Long Jump (Indoor)
6.85 m
Peania, Greece
2008, February 9
References
1. ^ b
External links
* Official Web site of Hrysopiyi Devetzi
* IAAF profile for Hrysopiyi Devetzi
* HellenicAthletes.com: Hrysopiyi Devetzi
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