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Source-checked athlete record · Updated Sep 27, 2026

Despoina Simantrakou

2026 Spartathlon women’s champion

Despoina Simantrakou won the women’s race at Spartathlon 2026 in 24:45:43, finishing 13th overall after taking second among women in 2025.

Greece
24:45:43Spartathlon bestWomen’s winner · 202613th2026 overall placingFirst woman in Sparta25:37:442025 Spartathlon2nd woman · 10th overall
01 · Athlete overview

The record so far

Despoina Simantrakou is a Greek road ultrarunner and the 2026 Spartathlon women’s champion. She finished in 24:45:43, placing 13th overall on the Athens-to-Sparta course.

Her Spartathlon results show three successive finishes: 27:52:09 in 2024, 25:37:44 in 2025, and 24:45:43 in 2026. She was runner-up among women and tenth overall in 2025 before winning the following year.

02 · Career highlights

Defining performances

2026

Spartathlon women’s champion

Won in 24:45:43, ahead of Radka Churaňová and Lemonia Panagiotou.

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2025

Spartathlon women’s runner-up

Finished in 25:37:44 for tenth place overall.

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2024

Spartathlon top-twenty finish

Completed the race in 27:52:09, placing 20th overall.

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03 · Selected results

Performance history

Selected ultramarathon results for Despoina Simantrakou
DateEventPerformanceResultSource
Spartathlon245 km road24:45:431st woman · 13th overallView ↗
Spartathlon245 km road25:37:442nd woman · 10th overallView ↗
Spartathlon245 km road27:52:0920th overallView ↗
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