Kyriakos Ioannou

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