Greek rower (born 2005)
Dimitra Kontou
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| Born | (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19)
Mytilene, Greece |
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| Country |  Greece |
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| Sport | Rowing |
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| Event | Women's lightweight single sculls |
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Dimitra Eleni "Milena" Kontou (Greek: Δήμητρα Ελένη (Μιλένα) Κοντού; born 23 September 2005) is a Greek rower. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the lightweight double sculls.[1]
Career
She was a gold medalist at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships in Belgium in the double sculls alongside Styliani Natsioula. She was also later a gold medalist at the 2023 World Rowing U23 Championships, setting a new World Best Time in the process, at the age of 18 years-old.[2]
She was a silver medalist alongside Zoi Fitsiou at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, in the lightweight double sculls.[3]
The pair secured a second silver lightweight double sculls silver medal at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary in April 2024.[4]
They gained qualification to the Olympic Games at the qualifying event in Lucerne in May 2024.[5][6] They subsequently reached the final of the lightweight double sculls at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, [7] and won the bronze medal.
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