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{{Short description|Lebanese sprinter (born 1985)}}
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| birth_place= Ghadir, [[Lebanon]]
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| event = [[200 metres]]
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{{Medal|Silver | [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships|2011 Kobe]] | [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
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'''Gretta Taslakian''' (born 16 August 1985) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] sprinter of [[Armenians|Armenian]] and [[Syrians in Lebanon|Syrian]] descent who specializes in the [[200 metres]]. She is the first Lebanese woman to participate in two and three [[Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview With Gretta Taslakian - Lebanese Sprinter|url=http://tfs.ucoz.com/publ/interviews/interview_with_gretta_taslakian_lebanese_sprinter/3-1-0-19|publisher=tfs.ucoz.com|accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref> Gretta is the current [[List of Lebanese records in athletics|Lebanese national record holder]] in the outdoor 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters and indoor 60 meters and 200 meters. She was also a member of the record holding team in the outdoor 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay.

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'''Gretta Taslakian''' (born 16 August 1985 in Ghadir, [[Lebanon]]) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] sprinter of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent who specializes in the [[200 metres]]. She is the first Lebanese woman to participate in two and three [[Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview With Gretta Taslakian - Lebanese Sprinter|url=http://tfs.ucoz.com/publ/interviews/interview_with_gretta_taslakian_lebanese_sprinter/3-1-0-19|publisher=tfs.ucoz.com|accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref> Gretta is the current [[List of Lebanese records in athletics|Lebanese national record holder]] in the outdoor 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters and indoor 60 meters and 200 meters. She was also a member of the record holding team in the outdoor 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay.


==Biography==
==Biography==
She was born in Ghadir, [[Lebanon]], to [[Armenians in Lebanon|Lebanese-Armenian]] father and [[Syrians|Syrian]] mother.<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105289 Gretta Taslakian]. Olympedia. Retrieved 2023-08-25.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kotchounian |first=Garo |title=Who is Gretta Taslakian? (Career, Family, Ethnicity, LifeStyle) |url=https://aypoupen.com/gretta-taslakian/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Aypoupen - Website All About Armenians Around the World |language=en-us}}</ref>
She was born on August 16, 1985 in Ghadir, [[Lebanon]] to [[Armenians in Lebanon|Lebanese-Armenian]] parents.


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Gretta came in second place at the 11th Asian Junior Athletic Championships in the 200 metres. She competed at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]], the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 World Indoor Championships]] and the [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 World Indoor Championships]], where she set the indoor 200 meter Lebanese national record at 25.80. She set a new national record in the women's 200 metres at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], but came in last in her preliminary heat and did not advance.<ref name=WA>[https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/183582 Gretta Taslakian]. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-25.</ref>
Gretta came in second place at the 11th Asian Junior Athletic Championships in the 200 metres.


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She competed at the [[2006 Asian Games]] in the 200 meters but was eliminated in the first heat. Taslakian won two gold medals for Lebanon in the [[2007 Pan Arab Games]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] and achieved her personal best in the 200 metres is 23.56 seconds in the final of the 200 meters in November. She also competed at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] without success.<ref name=WA/>
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She competed at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]], the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 World Indoor Championships]] and the [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 World Indoor Championships]], where she set the indoor 200 meter Lebanese national record at 25.80.


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She competed in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] representing [[Lebanon at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Lebanon]]. At the first round of the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 metres]], Gretta came in last in her heat as she ran in a time of 25.32 seconds, which was her season best, but not enough to qualify to the next round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73A/ATW002906.shtml |title=Beijing 2008 Women's 200m Round 1 – Heat 6, Results |accessdate=2008-08-19 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822154814/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73A/ATW002906.shtml#ATW002906 |archivedate=August 22, 2008 }}</ref>
She set a new national record in the women's 200 metres at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]].


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She came in eighth place at the [[2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]] in the 60 meters. She also came in fourth place at the [[2010 Asian Games]] in 200 meters and set a new national record in the 100 meters at 11.84.{ She also competed at the [[2011 Pan Arab Games]], winning a silver medal in the 100 metres and a gold medal in the 200 metres. Taslakian won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]].<ref name=WA/>
She competed at the [[2006 Asian Games]] in the 200 meters but was eliminated in the first heat.


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At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], she again came in last in her heat and did not qualify from her heat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gretta Taslakian Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/gretta-taslakian-1.html |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2015-12-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072034/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/gretta-taslakian-1.html |archivedate=2016-03-05 }}</ref>
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Taslakian won two gold medals for Lebanon in the [[2007 Pan Arab Games]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] and achieved her personal best in the 200 metres is 23.56 seconds in the final of the 200 meters in November. She also competed at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] without success.

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She competed in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] representing [[Lebanon at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Lebanon]]. At the first round of the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 metres]], Gretta ran in a time of 25.32 seconds, which was her season best, but not enough to qualify to the next round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73A/ATW002906.shtml |title=Beijing 2008 Women's 200m Round 1 – Heat 6, Results |accessdate=2008-08-19 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822154814/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73A/ATW002906.shtml#ATW002906 |archivedate=August 22, 2008 |df= }}</ref>

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She came in eighth place at the [[2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]] in the 60 meters. She also came in fourth place at the [[2010 Asian Games]] in 200 meters and set a new national record in the 100 meters at 11.84.

She also competed at the [[2011 Pan Arab Games]], winning a silver medal in the 100 metres and a gold medal in the 200 metres.

Taslakian won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the [[2011 Asian Athletics Championships]].

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At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], she again did not qualify from her heat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gretta Taslakian Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/gretta-taslakian-1.html |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2015-12-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072034/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/gretta-taslakian-1.html |archivedate=2016-03-05 |df= }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gretta is married to Chahe Yerevanian.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}
*{{IAAF name|id=183582|name=Gretta Taslakian}}

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Revision as of 14:34, 7 May 2024

Gretta Taslakian
Personal information
Born (1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 (age 38)
Ghadir, Lebanon
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportWomen's Athletics
Event200 metres
ClubInter-Lebanon (Lebanon)
Medal record
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kobe 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Pune 400 m
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cairo 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cairo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Doha 100 m

Gretta Taslakian (born 16 August 1985) is a Lebanese sprinter of Armenian and Syrian descent who specializes in the 200 metres. She is the first Lebanese woman to participate in two and three Olympic Games.[1] Gretta is the current Lebanese national record holder in the outdoor 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters and indoor 60 meters and 200 meters. She was also a member of the record holding team in the outdoor 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay.

Biography

She was born in Ghadir, Lebanon, to Lebanese-Armenian father and Syrian mother.[2][3]

Gretta came in second place at the 11th Asian Junior Athletic Championships in the 200 metres. She competed at the 2001 World Championships, the 2003 World Indoor Championships and the 2004 World Indoor Championships, where she set the indoor 200 meter Lebanese national record at 25.80. She set a new national record in the women's 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but came in last in her preliminary heat and did not advance.[4]

She competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the 200 meters but was eliminated in the first heat. Taslakian won two gold medals for Lebanon in the 2007 Pan Arab Games in Cairo, Egypt and achieved her personal best in the 200 metres is 23.56 seconds in the final of the 200 meters in November. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships without success.[4]

She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics representing Lebanon. At the first round of the 200 metres, Gretta came in last in her heat as she ran in a time of 25.32 seconds, which was her season best, but not enough to qualify to the next round.[5]

She came in eighth place at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 meters. She also came in fourth place at the 2010 Asian Games in 200 meters and set a new national record in the 100 meters at 11.84.{ She also competed at the 2011 Pan Arab Games, winning a silver medal in the 100 metres and a gold medal in the 200 metres. Taslakian won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again came in last in her heat and did not qualify from her heat.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Interview With Gretta Taslakian - Lebanese Sprinter". tfs.ucoz.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ Gretta Taslakian. Olympedia. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. ^ Kotchounian, Garo. "Who is Gretta Taslakian? (Career, Family, Ethnicity, LifeStyle)". Aypoupen - Website All About Armenians Around the World. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ^ a b c Gretta Taslakian. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. ^ "Beijing 2008 Women's 200m Round 1 – Heat 6, Results". Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Gretta Taslakian Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-20.

External links

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