Athanasia Tsoumeleka (Greek: Αθανασία Τσουμελέκα; born January 2, 1982) is a Greek race walker who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the road walk (through the streets of Athens), and the shot put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mens 20 km walk during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland. ... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...

Until 2003 Tsoumeleka was a largely unknown athlete, and she only finished seventh at the World Championships that year. To great surprise, she won the Olympic gold medal race held in her own country ahead of Russian Olimpiada Ivanova (silver) and Australian Jane Saville (bronze). Olimpiada Ivanova (Олимпиада Иванова in Russian, born August 26, 1970 in Munsjuty, Chuvashia) is a Russian track and field athlete who has 4 medals from the major events. ... Jane Saville (born November 5, 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian race walker who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ...