Student Olympians

ANNA NTOUNTOUNAKI

PHD IN LAW (CANDIDATE)

National Swimming Champion for Greece, Olympic Athlete

Tokyo 2020: Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay, 100m Butterfly; Rio 2016: 100m Butterfly

Anna Ntountounaki is a Greek professional swimming athlete. She represented Greece at tthe 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games (100m Butterfly) and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games (Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay, 100m Butterfly). At the 2021 Budapest European Championship, she became the first Greek woman to win a gold medal in this event (Gold Medal – 100m Butterfly). She also distinguished herself at the 2023 European Short Course Swimming Championships (Gold Medal – 50m Butterfly).

ANDRI CHRISTOFOROU

PHARMACY GRADUATE

National Cycling Champion for Cyprus, Olympic Athlete

Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016: Road Race

Andri Christoforou is a Cypriot professional cycling athlete. In 2016, she distinguished herself as national champion for Cyprus in road cycling and individual cycling. She represented Cyprus in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in the cycling road.

KALIA ANTONIOU

DATA SCIENCE GRADUATE

National Swimming Champion for Greece, Olympic Athlete

Romania 2023: European Swimming Championships – Women’s 50m Freestyle

Kalia Antoniou is a Cypriot professional swimmer. She represented Cyprus at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, the 2019 and 2017 World Championships, the 2018 European Championship, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the U.S., she earned several accolades including the 2023 All-American in multiple events, the 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll, the 2021 NCAA Champion (400m Freestyle Relay), and the 2021 CSCAA Scholar All-American.

THEODORA GKOUNTOURA

SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE

National Fencing Champion for Greece, Olympic Athlete

World Fencing Championships: Bronze (2019, 2023)

Theodora Gkountoura is a Greek professional sabre fencer. She won bronze medals at the World Fencing Championships in 2019 and 2023, a silver medal at the Orléans Grand Prix in 2021, and gold at the Seoul Grand Prix in 2023. Her World Cup achievements include bronze medals in Athens (2020) and Algiers (2022, 2023), silver in Tbilisi (2022) and Tashkent (2023), and bronze in Sint- Niklaas (2023, 2024). She also earned a bronze medal at the European Games in 2023.

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