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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