Alexi Pappas or Alexia Pappa (Greek Î'λεξία Παππά; born 28
March 1990) is a Greek-American long distance athlete, filmmaker,
actor, and writer. As a long distance runner, Alexi has been most
successful in the 10km, but has also been a National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American at indoor 3,000 metres, 5,000
metres, and the steeplechase as well as the Ivy League champion in the
steeplechase. In the 2016 Summer Olympics Women's 10km, Pappas
represented Greece and set a national Greek record. As a filmmaker,
Alexi directed, co-wrote and starred in Tracktown.Pappas was born on
28 March 1990, to a Greek-American father who has roots from Rhodes
and an American mother, and grew up in Alameda, California. Her mother
committed suicide when Alexi was four years old, an experience that
she has said impacted her in major ways. She has a brother who is 4
years older.As a sophomore at Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High School,
Alexi placed fourth in the Division III girl's race at the California
Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships on 26
November 2005. She covered the 5K course in 18 minutes, 19 seconds
leading the girls' team to place 13th at the 2005 CIF D3 State meet.
She was a soccer midfielder at Bishop O'Dowd '08, where she went by
the name Lexi Pappas.
March 1990) is a Greek-American long distance athlete, filmmaker,
actor, and writer. As a long distance runner, Alexi has been most
successful in the 10km, but has also been a National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American at indoor 3,000 metres, 5,000
metres, and the steeplechase as well as the Ivy League champion in the
steeplechase. In the 2016 Summer Olympics Women's 10km, Pappas
represented Greece and set a national Greek record. As a filmmaker,
Alexi directed, co-wrote and starred in Tracktown.Pappas was born on
28 March 1990, to a Greek-American father who has roots from Rhodes
and an American mother, and grew up in Alameda, California. Her mother
committed suicide when Alexi was four years old, an experience that
she has said impacted her in major ways. She has a brother who is 4
years older.As a sophomore at Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High School,
Alexi placed fourth in the Division III girl's race at the California
Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships on 26
November 2005. She covered the 5K course in 18 minutes, 19 seconds
leading the girls' team to place 13th at the 2005 CIF D3 State meet.
She was a soccer midfielder at Bishop O'Dowd '08, where she went by
the name Lexi Pappas.
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