Eleni Avlonitou

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Full Name	Eleni Avlonitou
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1958(1958-10-22)
Age	66
Birthplace	Athens
Country	Greece
Horoscope	Capricorn

Eleni Avlonitou Biography

Eleni Avlonitou is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 22, 1958 in Athens, Greece. Eleni Avlonitou (Greek: Ελένη Αυλωνίτου , born 22 October 1958, in Athens) is a former Greek swimming champion, ergophysiologist and politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza). Since 2014, she has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament.

In 1980 Eleni Avlonitou graduated from the University of Athens with a BSc in Physical Education and retired from competitive swimming in order to continue her education in the United States. Eleni Avlonitou attended Indiana University Bloomington and received her MSc in Physical Education in 1983 and PhD in ergophysiology in 1988.

In 1988 Eleni Avlonitou took a position as research ergophysiologist at the Hellenic Sports Research Institute of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens, where she remained until 2013. Additionally she has held the following advisory and teaching positions:

In 1989 she joined the newly formed political party of the left, Synaspismos, a coalition of the Greek Communist Party, the eurocommunist Greek Left and other political groups of the left. When the Synaspismos coalition broke up in 1991 after the unilateral departure of the Greek Communist Party, Eleni Avlonitou remained in the unified political party “Synaspismos of the Left and Progress” which resulted. She was active in the sports department of Synaspismos.

Eleni Avlonitou began her swimming career at the relatively late age of 10 at Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos of Athens, one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece. Her entry into the club coincided with the hiring of the famed Greek swimming coach Giorgos Mpias as coach of the swimming team of Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos. Their cooperation resulted in a sea change in Greek swimming. After a year Eleni Avlonitou was a national record holder in her age group. In 1971 at the age of 13 Eleni Avlonitou achieved her first women’s national records (backstroke 100m and freestyle 800 m). In March 1972 she became the first Greek female swimmer to qualify for the Olympics and she participated in the Munich Olympics in 4 events (individual medley 200/400 m, freestyle 400/800 m). That year the Greek Association of Sports Press voted her best swimmer of 1972. In 1973 Eleni Avlonitou was voted best female athlete of the year by the Greek Association of Sports Press. After interrupting swimming for one year in 1976, Eleni Avlonitou achieved a comeback in 1977, improving her national records 12 times until 1980.

Eleni Avlonitou Net Worth

Eleni Avlonitou is one of the richest Politician from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eleni Avlonitou 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In all Eleni Avlonitou achieved 121 Greek national records in all categories (3-1969, 13-1970, 29-1971, 42-1972, 21-1973, 1-1974, 4-1977, 1-1978, 7-1979) in 7 individual events (freestyle 100/200/400/800 m, individual medley 200/400 m, backstroke 100 m) and 2 relay events (4 X 100 freestyle and 4 X 100 medley).

As an undergraduate student in Athens in the 1970s Eleni Avlonitou was a member of the student organization of the left Panspoudastiki S. K.

Eleni Avlonitou had a significant impact on Greek swimming, serving as a role model in sport. The unprecedented for Greece image of a young girl winning gold medals in international games resulted in a surge of interest in swimming, which was until then an elite sport in Greece. While she dominated women’s competition until she retired in 1980, Eleni Avlonitou was followed by a series of international class female swimmers. Vivi Protopappa, also of Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, who was also coached by Giorgos Mpias, followed by Sofia Dara and later Elli Roussaki of Olympiakos CFP kept swimming in the public eye until the early 1990s, by which time public interest had established a vibrant swimming scene in Greece.

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In 2001 and 2002 Eleni Avlonitou hosted a weekly hour-long television sports program “Sports with Eleni” that was broadcast on the Athens area TV channel SEVEN.

Facts & Trivia

Eleni Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Eleni Avlonitou celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.

In 2002 Eleni Avlonitou was a candidate for the Prefectural Council of Athens with the list “Greek Prefecture – Active Citizens”, that was headed by Manolis Glezos.