Kyriakos Ioannou

Kyriakos Ioannou
Personal information
Born (1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 40)
Limassol, Cyprus
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryCyprus
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2.35 m
2.32 m (indoors)
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Osaka High jump
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Valencia High jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Turin High jump
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne High jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almera High jump
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara High jump
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok High jump

Kyriakos Ioannou (Greek: Κυριάκος Ιωάννου, born 26 July 1984) is a retired Cypriot high jumper. He has twice won medals at the World Athletics Championships (2007 and 2009) and was the bronze medallist at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He is the only medalist for Cyprus at the World Athletics Championships since its creation in 1983. He's also the Cypriot record holder in the high jump, both outdoors (2.35 m) and indoors (2.32 m). Ioannou is a two-time medallist at the Commonwealth Games (2006 and 2014) and took back-to-back gold medals at the Mediterranean Games in 2005 and 2009.