MARINA ANASTASIOU

P7100465-300x300Marina Anastasiou is a physiotherapist, cycling coach and athlete.
She is an awarded champion of Greece in climbing and ski mountaineering and has excelled in many mountain sports.
She comes from Agnanta Tzoumerka of Arta Prefecture and lives in Agnanta Arta with her husband John Theocharopoulos and their two children.
Her inclination towards sports shaped her career, as following:
  • Graduate of School of Physiotherapy
  • Cycling trainer of G.G.A
  • Competition organiser of the Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering & Climbing (EOOA)
CLIMBING
During the period of 1992-2010, Marina Anastasiou demonstrates a constant occupation with the sport of climbing in many climbing areas of Greece. Her main distinctions are:
  • Champion of Greece 1993-1994
  • Participation in two World Championships
MOUNTAINEERING MISSIONS
She has participated in many expeditions from which the following stand out:
  • Participation in a 10-member team in a ten-day crossing of Alaska, in the northern arctic in spring 1998
  • Participation in Andes as a leading climber (August 1999) in Huana Potosi peak (6088 m.) on an expedition of the Hellenic Mountain Club of Acharnes
SKI MOUNTAINEERING
From her involvement with ski mountaineering during the period of 1994-2010 the following stand out:
  • Participation in two European Championships as a member of the national team
  • Participation in two World Championships of ISMC ski mountaineering as a member of the national team
  • Participation in more than 70 races
MOUNTAIN RUNNING
From 1994 to 2010, she has repeatedly participated in mountaineering marathons, with most recent participation:
  • In the Ultra-Trail du Tour du Mont-Blanc organised by North Face, in C. C. C. race (86 km.), in 24-25/8/2007, with time 21h08’41”
Mountain Biking (MTB)
During the period of 1999-2010, she has participated in more than 60 mountain bike races.
ADVENTURE RACES
  • A key member of the Salomon Hellas Team from 1999 to 2005
  • Participation in world championships 2 times
  • Participation in 12 competitions
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