{{Short description|Greek sprinter (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= 10262 Μαρία Μπελιμπασάκη.JPG | image_size= 200px | caption= Maria Belibasaki at 2015 European Team Championships First League | birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|6|19}} | birth_place= Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece | height= 175cm | weight= 64kg | country= {{GRE}} | sport =Athletics | event=100m, 200m, 400m | coach = | highestranking = | pb='''100m''': 11.34 s <br/> '''200m''': 22.76 s (2017) <br/> '''400m''': 50.45 s NR (2018) <br/> '''400m''' (i): 52:27 s (2018) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2018 Berlin|400 m}} }}
'''Maria Belibasaki''' ({{langx|el|Μαρια Μπελιμπασακη}}; born 19 June 1991), also spelled '''Maria Belimpasaki''', is a Greek retired sprinter. Belibasaki is a two-time Olympian and won a silver medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
==Personal life== Belibasaki was born in Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete on 19 June 1991. She is a member of Sitian AO in Sitia, Crete.<ref name="Belibasaki">{{cite web |title=Maria Belimpasaki |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120246 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=9 July 2025 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328231030/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120246 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/belibasaki-maria-262848/ |title=Maria Belibasaki |publisher=London 2012 |access-date=9 July 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730155623/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/belibasaki-maria-262848/ |archive-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>
==Career== Belibasaki made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. She competed in the women's 100 metres and the women's 200 metres.<ref name="Belibasaki"/><ref name="IAAF">{{cite web |title=Maria BELIMPASAKI |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/greece/maria-belibasaki-14280530 |publisher=IAAF |access-date=9 July 2025 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204031240/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/greece/maria-belibasaki-14280530 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The heats for the women's 100 metres took place on 3 August 2012. Belibasaki finished sixth in her heat in a time of 11.63 seconds and was eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/302089 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=9 July 2025 |archive-date=8 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608135453/https://www.olympedia.org/results/302089 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The heats for the women's 200 metres took place on 6 August 2012. Belibasaki finished fourth in her heat in a time of 23.36 seconds and was eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/302301 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=9 July 2025 |archive-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212084833/https://www.olympedia.org/results/302301 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Four years later, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Belibasaki again qualified to compete in the women's 200 metres. She was again eliminated in round one.<ref name="Belibasaki"/><ref name="IAAF"/>
The heats for the women's 200 metres took place on 15 August 2016. Belibasaki finished fourth in her heat in a time of 23.19 seconds and was eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/359005 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=9 July 2025 |archive-date=20 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120132425/https://www.olympedia.org/results/359005 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Belibasaki won her first European medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. After advancing through the semi-finals of the women's 400 metres, she set a new Greek national record of 50.45 seconds in the final as she finished second and took home a silver medal.<ref name="IAAF"/>
==Results== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |+Maria Belibasaki results<ref name="IAAF"/> |- |rowspan=4|2012 |rowspan=2|European Championships |rowspan=2|Gothenburg, Sweden |11th (sf) |200 m |23.31 |- |20th (h) |100 m |11.54 |- |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|London, United Kingdom |32nd (h) |200 m |23.36 |- |46th (h) |100 m |11.63 |- |2013 |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |22nd (sf) |200 m |23.46 |- |rowspan=2|2014 |rowspan=2|European Championships |rowspan=2|Zurich, Switzerland |18th (sf) |200 m |23.37 |- |9th (h) |4 × 100 m |43.81 |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |23rd (sf) |200 m |23.28 |- |rowspan=4|2016 |rowspan=3|European Championships |rowspan=3|Amsterdam, Netherlands |17th (sf) |100 m |11.62 |- |9th (sf) |200 m |23.16 |- |14th (h) |4 × 100 m |44.58 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro |37th (h) |200 m |23.19 |- |rowspan=3|2017 |rowspan=2|European Team Championships |rowspan=2|Lille, France |style="background:gold;"|1st |200 m |22.76 PB |- |8th |4 × 100 m relay |44.20 |- |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |17th (sf) |200 m |23.21 |- |rowspan=2|2018 |World Indoor Championships |Birmingham, United Kingdom |3rd (h) |400 m |52.27<sup>1</sup> |- |European Championships |Berlin, Germany |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |50.45, NR |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the semifinals
==References== {{Reflist}}
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