Background
She was born on August 16, 1985 in Ghadir, Lebanon to Lebanese-Armenian parents.
She was born on August 16, 1985 in Ghadir, Lebanon to Lebanese-Armenian parents.
She is the first Lebanese woman to participate in two and three Olympic Games. Gretta is the current Lebanese national record holder in the outdoor 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters and indoor 60 meters and 200 meters. Gretta came in second place at the 11th Asian Junior Athletic Championships in the 200 metres.
She competed at the 2001 World Championships, the 2003 World Indoor Championships and the 2004 World Indoor Championships, where she set the indoor 200 meter Lebanese national record at 25.80.
She set a new national record in the women"s 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the 200 meters but was eliminated in the first heat.
She also competed at the 2007 World Championships without success. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics representing Lebanon.
At the first round of the 200 metres, Gretta ran in a time of 25.32 seconds, which was her season best, but not enough to qualify to the next round.
She came in eighth place at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 meters. She also came in fourth place at the 2010 Asian Games in 200 meters and set a new national record in the 100 meters at 11.84. She also competed at the 2011 Pan Arab Games, winning a silver medal in the 100 metres and a gold medal in the 200 metres.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again did not qualify from her heat.
She was also a member of the record holding team in the outdoor 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay.
