Iosif Kesidis

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.

Iosif Kesidis

Personal information
Nationality	Cypriot
Born	(2005-08-19) 19 August 2005
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer throw: (6kg) 82.80 (Lima, 2034)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Cyprus World U20 Championships 2024 Lima Hammer throw 2022 Cali Hammer throw European U20 Championships 2023 Jerusalem Hammer throw European U18 Championships 2022 Jerusalem Hammer throw

Career

He won gold in the hammer throw at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in July 2022. 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.

He won silver in the hammer throw at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.

In 2024, he increased his personal best to 81.07 metres. 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.