Eirini Kokkinariou

{{short description|Greek long-distance runner}}

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Eirini Kokkinariou ({{langx|el|Ειρήνη Κοκκιναρίου}}, born 14 February 1981 in Athens, Greece) is a female Greek long-distance runner. She competes mostly in the 3000 metres steeplechase event. In 2012, she was banned from the sport for four years after doping.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/track-field/7352413/Track-athletes-caught-doping-ahead-of-Games|title=Track athletes caught doping ahead of Games|date=2012-07-26|publisher=stuff.co.nz|accessdate=2016-05-03}}{{cite web

| url = http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=64099fcf-1e9a-444d-97d9-ea03d79fd4c5.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20Anti-Doping%20Rule%20Violation%20under%20IAAF%20Rules

| title = Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 26.06.14

| date = 26 June 2014

| website = iaaf.org

| publisher = IAAF

| accessdate = 16 July 2014

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She finished ninth at the 2006 World Cup{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=GRE/athcode=224937/index.html|title=IAAF: Iríni Kokkinariou {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2016-05-04}} and took the third place at the 2007 Superleague. She competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2009 World Championships and the 2011 World Championships without reaching the final.