Fani Halkia

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

She won a surprise 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.

Achievements

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

Outdoor

400 metres - 50.56 s (2004) - Greek record. ^[1]

400 metres hurdles - 52.77 s (2004) - Greek record. ^[1]

Indoor

Sporting positions
Preceded by Yuliya Pechonkina	Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2004	Succeeded by Yuliya Pechonkina

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v • d • e Olympic Champions in Women's 400m Hurdles
1984: Nawal El Moutawakel • 1988: Debbie Flintoff-King • 1992: Sally Gunnell • 1996: Deon Hemmings • 2000: Irina Privalova • 2004: Fani Halkia