Anna Pollatou Death
Anna passed away on May 17, 2014 at the age of 30 in Peloponnese, Greece. Anna's cause of death was car accident.
When did Anna Pollatou die?
May 17, 2014How did Anna Pollatou die? What was the cause of death?
Car accidentHow old was Anna Pollatou when died?
30Where did Anna Pollatou die? What was the location of death?
Peloponnese, Greece
Anna Pollatou Birthday and Date of Death
Anna Pollatou was born on October 8, 1983 and died on May 17, 2014. Anna was 30 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: October 8, 1983
Date of Death: May 17, 2014
Age at Death: 30
Anna Pollatou - Biography
Anna Pollatou (Greek: Αννα Πολλάτου; was born on October 8, 1983 in Kefalonia, Greece and died on May 17, 2014 on a car-crash near Varda, Ilia, Greece.
The Greek Gymnasts Federation released a statement, regarding the 30-year-old athlete's death: "The Greek Gymnastics Federation expresses its condolences to the relatives of Anna Pollatou and feels deep sorrow for the untimely loss of a gymnast who was a role model," the national body said in a statement...She was a young woman who had much to offer, and not only to sports."
She was a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. One year before, in 1999, Pollatou (at the age of 16) won 3 medals (a silver in the group all around and two golds in the event finals) at the World Championship in Osaka, Japan and 3 gold medals at the European Championship which took place in Budapest, Hungary.
Pollatou won bronze in the rhythmic team event in Sydney, retiring the following year and taking up coaching.
