Natalia Christofi
Personal information
NationalityCyprus
Born (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles 7.92s (Luxembourg, 2023)
100m hurdles: 12.84s (Chorzów, 2023)

Natalia Christofi (born 10 February 1997) is a Cypriot track and field athlete. She is a multiple time national champion over 100 metres hurdles.[1]

Career

In 2017, Christofi competed at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 100 metres hurdles, qualifying for the semi-finals in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[2]

In August 2018, Christofi made her senior European Championship debut, running 13.53 seconds in the 100m hurdles in Berlin.[3]

In 2022, she lowered the Cypriot national record over 60 metres to 8.10 seconds. After overcoming a leg injury, she was later selected for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[4] She later competed in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham in August 2023.[5]

In January 2023, Christofi broke the eight-second barrier for the 60 metres for the first time, running 7.92 seconds in Luxembourg.[6]

In June 2023, Christofi lowered her own national record for the 100 metres hurdles to 12.84 seconds, in Chorzow, Poland.[7] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals, running 12.90 seconds.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Natalia Christofi". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Natalia Christofi in the semi-final at 100m. obstacles". Koeas.org.cy. July 14, 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Natalia Christofi did not make it". sportime.sigmalive.com. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "European: For overcoming Natalia Christofi on Saturday". Alpha News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Athletics - Women's 100m Hurdles results". BBC SPORT. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Natalia Christofi from Larnaka broke record and made history!". bookieco.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kaczmarek improves to 50.02 for victory at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial". European-Athletics. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Women's 100m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Orevba, Babajide (August 22, 2023). "World Athletics Championships: Tobi Amusan Wins, Qualifies for Women's 100m Hurdles Semis, Video". Sports Brief. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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