Hobbies
Socialising with family and friends. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach, Student
Education
Physical Education - University of Athens [TEFAA]: Greece
Spoken languages
English, Greek
Club
GAS Eirini Peristeriou: Greece
Coach
Apostolos Pessinis [personal], GRE; Julia Palamara [personal]
Injuries
She had a minor back injury in April 2018. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six.
Reason for taking up the sport
"A coach from a local club visited my school and saw me climbing a tree and said that I must try gymnastics. I found gymnastics was like a big playground and I fell in love with it."
Ambitions
To compete at the Olympic Games. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)
Trainings
She trains for 38 hours a week at the National Olympic Centre in Athens, Greece.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Reaching the bars final at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Brussels, Belgium. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)
Hero / Idol
British gymnast Beth Tweddle, Russian gymnast Viktoria Komova. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)
Rituals
She always calls her brother before she competes. (thecouchgymnast.com, 11 Apr 2018)
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