Pavlina Evro
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Pavlina Evro is a retired Albanian
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 mid-distance and long-distance runner athlete.

Born in Korçë
Korçë
Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...

, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 she specialized in the mid-distances of 800m and 1500m. She is the most famous Albanian athlete for her extraordinary results. She was champion of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 and is still the record holder for those specialties in Albania after 26 years.

Evro will be remembered internationally for having ranked first place in the 1500 meter race at the "Grand Prix" International Athletic Meeting in Nice
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, France
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in 1984.

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