Voula Patoulidou
Paraskevi "Voula" Patoulidou | |
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| Παρασκευή "Βούλα" Πατουλίδου | |
Patoulidou in 2024 | |
| Deputy Regional Governor of Thessaloniki | |
| In office 1 September 2014 – 14 December 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Gioutikas |
| Sports career | |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 29 March 1965 Florina, Greece |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Country | Greece |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hurdling, Long Jump |
| Sports achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 12.64 s NR (1992), (100 m H) 6.71 m (LJ) |
Medal record | |
Paraskevi ("Voula") Patoulidou (Greek: Παρασκευή "Βούλα" Πατουλίδου, born 29 March 1965) is a Greek former athlete and politician. Born in Tripotamo (part of Florina prefecture), Patoulidou throughout her athletics career competed in the 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles and in the long jump events. In 1992, she was the surprise winner of the Women's 100 m hurdles race at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, and she was voted the Best Balkan Athlete that same year. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 1990 and 1992.
Her spouse is Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis. She served as the Deputy Regional Governor of Thessaloniki in the Region of Central Macedonia from 2014 to 2024.