# Sofia Bekatorou

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Greek sailing champion

Sofia Bekatorou Bekatorou in 2014 Personal information Native name Σοφία Μπεκατώρου Born (1977-12-26) 26 December 1977 (age 48) Athens, Greece Sailing career Sport Sailing

**Sofia Bekatorou** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Σοφία Μπεκατώρου; born 26 December 1977) is a [Greek](/source/Greece) sailing champion.[1]

## Career

She has participated in over hundreds of main class events including [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) [sailing competition](/source/Sailing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics), where she won the gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair [Emilia Tsoulfa](/source/Emilia_Tsoulfa) (Greece). After a serious back injury, she won a bronze medal in the [yngling](/source/Yngling_(keelboat)) keelboat class at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics).[1]

Bekatorou was the first female [flag bearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Greece_at_the_Olympics) for Greece in the history of Summer Olympics at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), participating in the Olympic Games for the 4th time.[2] She and partner [Mike Pateniotis](/source/Mike_Pateniotis) competed in the [Nacra 17](/source/Sailing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Nacra_17) event. They finished in 18th place.[3]

## #MeTinSofia

Main article: [MeToo § Greece](/source/MeToo#Greece)

Bekatorou started the Hellenic [#MeToo](#MeToo) movement (#MeTinSofia) after revealing a sexual harassment and abuse episode involving a senior [Hellenic Sailing Federation](/source/Hellenic_Sailing_Federation) (HSF) member in his hotel room, shortly after trials for the [2000 Sydney Olympics](/source/2000_Sydney_Olympics). Soon, the senior was revealed to be Aristides Adamopoulos, the vice-president of HSF and also, a member of the [New Democracy](/source/New_Democracy_(Greece)) political party. The interview triggered a wave of resignations in the HSF and echoed massively across Greece and eventually inspired Zeta Douka and a number of other actors to come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and abuse.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

## Politics

Sofia Bekatorou was a candidate in the 2024 [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament) elections with the [SYRIZA](/source/Syriza) party.[10]

## See also

- [Sailing at the Summer Olympics](/source/Sailing_at_the_Summer_Olympics)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Sofia Bekatorou"](https://globalsportsmentoring.org/global-sports-mentor-program/emerging-leaders/sofia-bekatorou/). *Global Sports Mentoring*. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Olympics 2016: Sofia Bekatorou First Woman Selected as Standard-Bearer"](https://greekreporter.com/2016/07/06/olympics-2016-sofia-bekatorou-first-women-selected-as-standard-bearer/). *greekreporter*. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rio 2016"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173614/https://www.rio2016.com/en/sailing-standings-sa-nacra-17-mixed). *Rio 2016*. Archived from [the original](https://www.rio2016.com/en/sailing-standings-sa-nacra-17-mixed) on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["#MeToo movement takes off in Greece"](https://www.dw.com/en/metoo-movement-takes-off-in-greece/a-56304797). Deutsche Welle. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Greece's #MeToo movement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210122190656/https://www.neweurope.eu/article/greeces-metoo-movement/). NewEurope. 22 January 2021. Archived from [the original](https://www.neweurope.eu/article/greeces-metoo-movement/) on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["#MeToo has also arrived in Greece (original: "Το #MeToo έφτασε και στην Ελλάδα")"](https://www.kathimerini.gr/society/561255481/to-metoo-eftase-kai-stin-ellada/). Kathimerini. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["#MeToo provoque un séisme en Grèce"](https://www.lesoir.be/357081/article/2021-02-24/metoo-provoque-un-seisme-en-grece). LeSoir. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Greek actresses accuse George Kimoulis of workplace bullying"](https://neoskosmos.com/en/184250/greek-actresses/). NeosKosmos. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The Greek #MeToo movement gains momentum because Greece's Athlete A had the courage to speak out about her abuse"](https://hellenicnews.com/the-greek-metoo-movement-gains-momentum-because-greeces-athlete-a-had-the-courage-to-speak-out-about-her-abuse/). Hellenic News of America. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Η Σοφία Μπεκατώρου… άνοιξε πανιά για την ευρωβουλή – Διεκδικεί μια θέση στο ευρωψηφοδέλτιο του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ"](https://www.in.gr/2024/03/29/politics/epikairotita/sofia-mpekatorou-anoikse-pania-gia-tin-eyrovouli-diekdikei-mia-thesi-sto-eyropsifodeltio-tou-syriza/). *in*. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Sofia Bekatorou"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131206061208/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sofia-bekatorou-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/sofia-bekatorou-1.html) on 6 December 2013.

- [Her racing history and attendacy](https://web.archive.org/web/20081013131459/http://www.sailing.org/20584.php) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 13 October 2008)

- [Her involvement with International Children's Games](http://www.bladerider.com.au/media/releases/Sofia&Dimitris_Sport%20day.pdf)

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130815095358/http://www.bekatorou.com/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 15 August 2013)

- [Sofia Bekatorou](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/sofia-bekatorou?ref=GRESB1) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=GRESB1))

- [Sofia Bekatorou](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/sofia-bekatorou) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)
- [Sofia Bekatorou](https://web.archive.org/web/20210117021133/https://www.olympic.org/sofia-bekatorou) at Olympic.org (archived)

- [Sofia Bekatorou](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/92859) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Sofia Bekatorou](https://www.hoc.gr/en/athletes/bekatorou-sofia/) at the [Hellenic Olympic Committee](/source/Hellenic_Olympic_Committee)

Olympic Games Preceded by Alexandros Nikolaidis Flagbearer for Greece 2016 Rio de Janeiro Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Olympic champions in women's 470 1988: Allison Jolly & Lynne Jewell (USA) 1992: Theresa Zabell & Patricia Guerra (ESP) 1996: Theresa Zabell & Begoña Vía Dufresne (ESP) 2000: Jenny Armstrong & Belinda Stowell (AUS) 2004: Sofia Bekatorou & Emilia Tsoulfa (GRE) 2008: Elise Rechichi & Tessa Parkinson (AUS) 2012: Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie (NZL) 2016: Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark (GBR) 2020: Hannah Mills & Eilidh McIntyre (GBR)

v t e World champions in women's 470 1985: K. Johnson & G. Johnson 1987: Meyer & Adlkofer 1988: Söderström & Bengtsson 1989: Meyer & Adlkofer 1990: Stemmler & Lenkmann 1991: Isler & Healy 1992: Zabell & Guerra 1993: Bohn & Rohatzsch 1994: Bohn & Rohatzsch 1995: Zabell & Vía Dufresne 1996: Zabell & Vía Dufresne 1997: Taran & Pakholchyk 1998: Taran & Pakholchyk 1999: Taran & Pakholchyk 2000: Bekatorou & Tsoulfa 2001: Bekatorou & Tsoulfa 2002: Bekatorou & Tsoulfa 2003: Bekatorou & Tsoulfa 2004: Torgersson & Zachrisson 2005: de Koning & Berkhout 2006: de Koning & Berkhout 2007: de Koning & Berkhout 2008: Maxwell & Kinsolving 2009: Westerhof & Berkhout 2010: Westerhof & Berkhout 2011: Pacheco & Betanzos 2012: Mills & Clark 2013: Aleh & Powrie 2014: Vadlau & Ogar 2015: Vadlau & Ogar 2016: Lecointre & Defrance 2017: Skrzypulec & Gliszczyńska 2018: Yoshida & Yoshioka 2019: Mills & McIntyre 2021: Mas & Cantero

v t e ISAF World Sailor of the Year (female) 1994: Zabell 1995: Autissier 1996: Lee 1997: Taran & Pakholchyk 1998: Brouwer 1999: Matthijsse 2000: Robertson 2001: MacArthur 2002: Bekatorou & Tsoulfa 2003: Sundby 2004: Bekatorou & Tsoulfa 2005: MacArthur 2006: Railey 2007: Leroy 2008: Sensini 2009: Tunnicliffe 2010: Manchón 2011: Tunnicliffe 2012: Xu 2013: Aleh & Powrie 2014: Grael & Kunze 2015: Ayton 2016: Mills & Clark 2017: Bouwmeester 2018: Brouwer & Riou 2019: Rindom 2020: not awarded 2021: Mills & McIntyre 2022: Banti 2023: Neuschäfer 2024: Bouwmeester

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