Alissa Kallinikou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alissa Kallinikou

Cypriot sprinter

Date of Birth: 24-May-1985

Place of Birth: Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Cyprus

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Alissa Kallinikou (Greek: ???ssa ?a????????; born May 24, 1985) is a Cypriot sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.
She set a personal best time of 52.05 seconds, by winning the women's 400 metres at the 2008 Greek National Championships in Athens, Greece, earning her a spot on the Cypriot team for the Olympics.Kallinikou represented Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 400 metres.
She ran in the seventh and final heat against seven other athletes, including Jamaica's Shericka Williams and Russia's Tatiana Firova.
She finished the race in fifth place by four tenths of a second (0.40) ahead of Poland's Monika Bejnar, with a time of 52.40 seconds.
Kallinikou, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall, and was ranked below three mandatory slots for the next round.