Iosif Kesidis (born 19 August 2005) is a Cypriot hammer thrower. He won bronze at the 2022 World U20 Championships and gold at the 2024 World U20 Championships.[1]
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Nationality | Cypriot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 August 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Hammer throw: (6kg) 82.80 (Lima, 2034) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won gold in the hammer throw at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in July 2022.[2] He was a bronze medalist in the hammer throw at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022 with a throw of 76.32 metres.[3]
He won silver in the hammer throw at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[4]
In 2024, he increased his personal best to 81.07 metres.[5] He won gold at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in the hammer throw, with a personal best distance of 82.80 metres. It was a dominant performance, every throw Kesidis made would have been sufficient to win the gold medal.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Iosif Kesidis". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Last year's European U18 stars poised for U20 success in Jerusalem". European Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "WU20 Lima 24 preview: throws". World Athletics. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Polish sprinter Zakrzewski completes double gold at European Athletics U20". dtnext.in. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "XM U20 Championships by KOEAS: shaping young athletes into tomorrow's champions". Cyprus Mail. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Kesidis claims historic hammer gold for Cyprus on day three in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.