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Filippa Fotopoulou Changes Coaching Setup

Published January 28, 2026, 19:14
Filippa Fotopoulou Changes Coaching Setup

Long jump champion Filippa Fotopoulou has changed her coaching setup and moved to Guadalajara, Spain, to train with Cuban-Spanish coach Luis Felipe Meliz Linares. The change comes after six years of collaboration with Rafael Blanker and coincides with the completion of her embryology internship in Valencia. Meliz, with a personal best of 8.43m, is a former Olympian and European champion. Fotopoulou states that her new coach's training methods are different and require adjustment, but she is experienced and optimistic about the new beginning, with a long-term goal of the 2028 Olympic Games. She has already begun her competitive season, with her first appearance in Sweden where she jumped 6.20m.