Tsiavou was born in
Igoumenitsa,
Greece, where she lives, and her origin is from Vrisella
Filiates. As a child she was an athlete of artistic gymnastics but she left that sport due to her height (176 cm). In 1998 she turned to rowing as a member of her local nautical club. In 2006, she won the bronze medal at the
World Rowing Championships. She took the 6th place (along with Chrysi Biskitzi) at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing and in 2009 she won the gold medal along with
Christina Giazitzidou at the
Poznań's regatta. The following year, Tsiavou won the bronze medal in
Karapiro and in 2011 she was first in
Bled's world championship. Tsiavou won the bronze medal (along with
Christina Giazitzidou) at the
2012 Summer Olympics in London (
lightweight double sculls). == References ==