| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Greece |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | 400 m hurdles |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 2006 Gothenburg | 400 m hurdles |
Fani Chalkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά, IPA: [faˈni xalˈca], born February 2, 1979 in Larissa) is a Greek hurdler.
She won the 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.
On August 16, 2008, during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing it was announced that she tested positive for the banned substance methyltrienolone. [1][2][3] Halkia denies she has taken any banned substance, and asked for her 'B' sample to be tested, which also tested positive the next day. [4] On Dec. 12, 2008, the IAAF announced that she would be banned from the sport for two years.
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| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 400 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 400 m h | |
| 8th | 4x400 m relay | |||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 400 m h | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 400 m h |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 5th | 400 m |
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IAAF profile for Fani Halkia
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Yuliya
Pechonkina |
Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year
Performance 2004 |
Succeeded by Yuliya
Pechonkina |
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   | Greek all-time list, women - Athletics: Greek alltime lists, women |
| | Greece's Halkia fails test: officials - Greece's Halkia fails test: officials | Reuters |
| | Greek champion fails drugs test - BBC SPORT | Olympics | Athletics | Greek champion fails drugs test |
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