Marios Hadjiandreou
Marios Hadjiandreou (Greek: Μάριος Χατζηανδρέου; born September 19, 1962) is a Cypriot triple jumper who won gold medals in Commonwealth Games and Mediterranean Games.
He won the gold medal in both the 1987 and 1991 Mediterranean Games. In 1990, he became the first Cypriot to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, beating the English world class athlete Jonathan Edwards who later became World Champion and Olympic champion.
He participated in the Olympic Games with Cyprus, in 1988, placing 21st with a 15.95m jump, and in 1992, placing 37th with a 15.64m jump. He was the flag bearer for the Cyprus Olympic team on both occasions.
He was national champion 12 times and is the Cyprus Record holder with 17.13m since 1991. He won 12 times in the European Cup (athletics) and three gold medals in the Games of the Small States of Europe in 1991, 1993, 1995.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Cyprus | |||||
1987 | Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 1st | Triple jump | |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | Triple jump | |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | Triple jump | 16.63 m | |
1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | Triple jump | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 39th | Triple jump | 15.64 m |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 16th | Triple jump | 16.07 m |
Sources
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Cyprus
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Cyprus
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Olympic athletes of Cyprus
- Cypriot triple jumpers
- Cypriot male athletes
- Male triple jumpers