Athanasia Tsoumeleka

Athanasia Tsoumeleka (, ; born 2 January 1982 in Preveza, Greece) is a Greek race walker, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was named the Greek Female Athlete of the Year for 2004.

Tsoumeleka gained notoriety in 2003 by placing seventh at the World Championships that year. She won the Olympic gold medal race held in her home country, beating Russia's Olimpiada Ivanova (silver medalist) and Australia's Jane Saville (bronze medalist). Tsoumeleka expressed doubts about the validity of the procedure, and then announced her immediate retirement from the sport. Her "B" sample also tested positive for CERA. On 18 November 2009 the International Olympic Committee decided to disqualify Tsoumeleka from the Women's 20 km Walk event of the 2008 Olympic Games where she placed 9th.

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