Hellenic Weightlifting Federation
She was born on April 11, 1983 in Thessaloniki. Initially, she became involved with gymnastics but at the age of 12 she became engrossed in weightlifting. She belongs to the Sportig Pilaias Club. She acquired 3 gold medals in the European Junior Championships in 2002. However, her biggest success was the silver medal (snatch) and the bronze one (total) in the Women’s World Championships in Warsaw (2002); whereas, a few months later (April 2003) she won a bronze medal in the Women’s European Championships in Loutraki.