[6][7] Elina Tzengko was born in Greece to Albanian immigrants and grew up in Nea Kallikrateia, Chalkidiki.

When she was at primary school, she joined the sports club A.S. Kentavros Neas Kallikrateias (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος - Α.Σ.

[12][13] In 2021, she started studying at School of Physical Education and Sports Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

[16] However, World Athletics refused to recognize it as a record because doping control was not conducted immediately following the completion of the competition as required by anti-doping regulations.

[18][19] On 20 August 2022, still only 19, Tzengko won the gold medal with a personal best of 65.81 metres at the European Championships held in Munich.