- Marios Hadjiandreou
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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 1987 and 1991. In 1990, he became the first Cypriot to win a golden medal in Commonwealth Games, leaving the English world class athlete Jonathan Edwards -who became World Champion and World Athlete of the Year- in the second position. However his success in Commonwealth Games didn't continue since he became 15th with 15.89 jump
Participant twice with Cyprus team at the Olympics, in 1988, with a 15.95 jump became 21st and 37th in 1992 with 15.64 jump. In both Olympics he participated, he was the flag holder of Cyprus Olympic team.
Also, he was Cyprus Games winner 12 times and winner of Cyprus Record with 17.13 in 1991. He won 12 consecutive wins in Bruno Zauli and also three golden medals in Games of the Small States of Europe in 1991, 1993, 1995.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 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
1930: Gordon Smallacombe (CAN) • 1934 – 1938: Jack Metcalfe (AUS) • 1950: Brian Oliver (AUS) • 1954: Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) • 1958 – 1962: Ian Tomlinson (AUS) • 1966: Samuel Igun (NGR) • 1970: Phil May (AUS) • 1974: Joshua Owusu (GHA) • 1978 – 1982: Keith Connor (ENG) • 1986: John Herbert (ENG) • 1990: Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) • 1994: Julian Golley (ENG) • 1998: Onochie Achike (ENG) • 2002: Jonathan Edwards (ENG) • 2006: Phillips Idowu (ENG) • 2010: Tosin Oke (NGR)
Mediterranean Champions in Men's Triple Jump 1949: Ruhi Sarıalp (TUR) • 1951: Akin Altiok (TUR) • 1955: Eric Battista (FRA) • 1959: Eric Battista (FRA) • 1963: Luis Felipe Areta (ESP) • 1967: Luis Felipe Areta (ESP) • 1971: Milan Spasojevic (YUG) • 1975: Bernard Lamitié (FRA) • 1979: Bernard Lamitié (FRA) • 1983: Dimitrios Mihas (GRE) • 1987: Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) • 1991: Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) • 1993: Pierre Camara (FRA) • 1997: Paolo Camossi (ITA) • 2001: Fabrizio Donato (ITA) • 2005: Hristos Meletoglou (GRE) • 2009: Fabrizio Schembri (ITA)
Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- Cypriot athletes
- 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
- Olympic athletes of Cyprus
- Triple jumpers
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