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'''Sofia Sakorafa''' is a [[Greeks|Greek]] former [[javelin throw]]er.

Sakorafa was born in [[Trikala]], [[Thessaly]], on [[April 29]], [[1957]]. She started competing in athletics at age 15 as a member of Trikala Gymnastic Club. On [[September 25]], [[1982]], Sakorafa broke the world record in the [[javelin throw|javelin]] with a throw of 74.20m which stood as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced.

In total, Sakorafa broke the Greek record for the javelin 17 times.

Sakorafa is currently a physical education teacher. Besides athletics, she is also a politicial activist and has espoused several causes in her lifetime including world peace, women's rights, Palestinian rights, etc.

Sakorafa has served on the [[Athens]] City Council and in the [[Hellenic Parliament]].

[[Category:Women Athletes|Sakorafa, Sofia]]
[[Category:1957 births|Sakorafa, Sofia]]

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	Sakorafa has served on the City Councils of [[Athens]] and [[Maroussi]]. She also nearly won a seat in the [[Hellenic Parliament]] under the banner of [[PASOK]].		Sakorafa has served on the City Councils of [[Athens]] and [[Maroussi]]. She also nearly won a seat in the [[Hellenic Parliament]] under the banner of [[PASOK]].

−	Sofia Sakorafa, stirred controversy in 2004 when she became a Palestinian citizen and applied at the last minute for a berth on the Olympic team. She made her debut as a Palestinian athlete in [[Chania]], [[Crete]], on [[June 28]], 2004. The ~~internatnational~~ governing body of Athletics ruled her ineligible for the Olympics - Sakorafa’s recent throws were well below the minimum standards.	+	Sofia Sakorafa, stirred controversy in 2004 when she became a Palestinian citizen and applied at the last minute for a berth on the Olympic team. She made her debut as a Palestinian athlete in [[Chania]], [[Crete]], on [[June 28]], 2004. The international governing body of Athletics ruled her ineligible for the Olympics - Sakorafa’s recent throws were well below the minimum standards.

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		+	[[Image:Sakorafa-arafat.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|[[Sofia Sakorafa]] with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat]]
	'''Sofia Sakorafa''' is a [[Greeks\|Greek]] former [[javelin throw]]er.		'''Sofia Sakorafa''' is a [[Greeks\|Greek]] former [[javelin throw]]er.

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	'''Sofia Sakorafa''' is a [[Greeks\|Greek]] former [[javelin throw]]er.		'''Sofia Sakorafa''' is a [[Greeks\|Greek]] former [[javelin throw]]er.

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 Sakorafa has served on the City Councils of [[Athens]] and [[Maroussi]]. She also nearly won a seat in the [[Hellenic Parliament]] under the banner of [[PASOK]].
 [[Category:Women Athletes|Sakorafa, Sofia]]
 [[Category:1957 births|Sakorafa, Sofia]]

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 Sakorafa was born in [[Trikala]], [[Thessaly]], on [[April 29]], [[1957]]. She started competing in athletics at age 15 as a member of Trikala Gymnastic Club. On [[September 25]], [[1982]], Sakorafa broke the world record in the [[javelin throw|javelin]] with a throw of 74.20m which stood as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced.
-In total, Sakorafa broke the Greek record for the javelin 17 times.
+In total, Sakorafa - often pushed by her antagonism with [[Anna Verouli]] - broke the Greek record for the javelin 17 times.
 Sakorafa is currently a physical education teacher. Besides athletics, she is also a politicial activist and has espoused several causes in her lifetime including world peace, women's rights, Palestinian rights, etc.
-Sakorafa has served on the [[Athens]] City Council and in the [[Hellenic Parliament]].
+Sakorafa has served on the [[Athens]] City Council and in the [[Hellenic Parliament]] under the banner of [[PASOK]].
 [[Category:Women Athletes|Sakorafa, Sofia]]
 [[Category:1957 births|Sakorafa, Sofia]]