Elena Papastamatopoulou  

Para Taekwondo

Elena Papastamatopoulou, born on July 21, 2002, in Ioannina, is a top Greek para taekwondo athlete. 
She has achieved significant distinctions, such as the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris in the +65 kg category and the gold medal at the international championship in Antalya, Turkey in 2025.
Alongside her athletic career, she is in her fifth year of medical studies at the University of Ioannina.
Eleni continues to set high goals and strives for new successes, representing Greece with passion and dedication.

What does OPAP Champions mean to you?

I am a new athlete in the team, but I already feel that I am coming close to a big family that shares the same dreams and the same goals, as in the battles we fight we need good allies to achieve our goals and raise our Greece as high as we can.

 

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What is your life motto? 

“If someone tells you that you can't do something, tell him to look and learn"

 

 

Distinctions 2024

  • 1st Olympic Games Qualifiers
  • 2nd European ParaTAEKWONDO Championships
  • 3rd OPEN ParaTAEKWONDO World Championship
  • 3rd PARALYMPIC GAMES 

Distinctions 2025

  • 1st International Championship 

 

 

 

RACE SCHEDULE  2025

 

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World ParaTAEKWONDO Open Challenge G4  

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European Youth Para Games