Spartathlon women’s champion
Won in 24:45:43, ahead of Radka Churaňová and Lemonia Panagiotou.
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
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.
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