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'''Maria "Maroula" Lambrou-Teloni''' is a former [[Greeks|Greek]]-[[Cypriot]] athlete who competed in the [[long jump]].

Lambrou was born on [[February 23]], [[1953]] in [[Lemesos]], [[Cyprus]]. She competed for Gymnastic Club Olympia of [[Lemesos]].

Lambrou became the first [[Greeks|Greek]] woman to break the 6 metre barrier on [[September 24]], [[1972]] with a jump of 6.00m in [[Athens]]. In so doing, she broke the Greek [[long jump]] record of 5.88m, by [[Charoula Sasagianni]], which had stood since [[1966]].
She broke it again on:
*[[August 24]], [[1973]] - 6.26m
*[[August 2]], [[1974]] - 6.62m
*[[June 16]], [[1979]] - 6.64m

Her last record stood until [[1994]] when [[Niki Xanthou]] broke it with 6.67m.

Lambrou competed in the Olympic Games of [[1976]] and [[1980]] representing [[Greece]] and in the Olympic Games of [[1988]] representing [[Cyprus]].

[[Category:Women Athletes|Lambrou, Maroula]]
[[Category:1953 births|Lambrou, Maroula]]

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