Alexandra Stamatopoulou

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| nationality = Greek

| sport = Paralympic swimming

| disability_class = S4

| club = Tyrtaios

| coach = Michalis Nikopoulos

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Alexandra Stamatopoulou (born 7 September 1986) is a Greek Paralympic swimmer. She represented Greece at the Paralympic Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/alexandra-stamatopoulou |title=Alexandra Stamatopoulou |website=paralympic.org |access-date=3 September 2021}}

Personal life

Stamatopoulou was born in Romania, in a very poor family, who had to send her to an institution. She lived there until she became five years old, when she was adopted and relocated to Greece. Her childhood idol was Nadia Comăneci. She has been diagnosed with the stiff-person syndrome.

Career

Stamatopoulou represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In Tokyo she won the bronze medal in the 50 metre backstroke S4 event.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1708690-stamatopoulou-alexandra.htm |title=Alexandra Stamatopoulou |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903130508/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1708690-stamatopoulou-alexandra.htm |url-status=dead }} At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, in Paris, France, Stamatopoulou won the gold medal in the women’s 50m backstroke S4 category.{{cite web |title=Swimmer Alexandra Stamatopoulou wins Paralympic gold on her 38th birthday |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1248005/swimmer-alexandra-stamatopoulou-wins-paralympic-gold-on-her-38th-birthday/ |website=ekathimerini |access-date=10 September 2024}} She had announced her retirement from competition at the end of the games.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=Greece secured 13 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including three golds {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/1248032/greece-secured-13-medals-at-the-paris-paralympics-including-three-golds/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}

She was awarded as the Best Greek female athlete with a disability for 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web |date=2018-12-14 |title=Πετρούνιας, Κορακάκη, Ράφτης, ομάδα πόλο του Ολυμπιακού κορυφαίοι για το 2018 |url=https://psat.gr/πετρούνιας-κορακάκη-ράφτης-ομάδα-πόλ/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου |language=el}}[https://www.zougla.gr/sports/article/vravia-psat-i-tsitsipas-ke-stefanidi-korifei-a8lites-tis-xronias-se-andres-ke-ginekes Βραβεία ΠΣΑΤ: Οι Τσιτσιπάς και Στεφανίδη κορυφαίοι αθλητές της χρονιάς {{in lang|el}}.]{{Cite web|url=https://psat.gr/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%88%ce%ae%cf%86%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%ad%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%b2%ce%b1%ce%bd-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%ac-%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%b3%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%ba/|title=Οι ψήφοι που έλαβαν, ανά κατηγορία, οι κορυφαίοι αθλητές για το 2021 στα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΤ|website=ΠΣΑΤ - Πανελλήνιος Σύνδεσμος Αθλητικού Τύπου|language=el|accessdate=2021-12-25}}