Cypriot triple jumper
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.
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Cyprus
1982
Commonwealth Games
Brisbane , Australia
7th
Triple jump
16.31 m
1984
European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
12th
Triple jump
15.83 m
1985
European Indoor Championships
Piraeus, Greece
10th
Triple jump
15.93 m
Universiade
Kobe, Japan
9th
Triple jump
16.13 m
1986
European Indoor Championships
Madrid , Spain
8th
Triple jump
16.43 m
European Championships
Stuttgart , West Germany
22nd (q)
Triple jump
15.50 m (-2.7 m/s)
1987
Universiade
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
13th (q)
Triple jump
15.96 m
Mediterranean Games
Latakia , Syria
1st
Triple jump
16.49 m
1988
European Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
6th
Triple jump
16.74 m
1990
Commonwealth Games
Auckland , New Zealand
1st
Triple jump
16.95 m
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
10th
Triple jump
15.83 m
European Championships
Split , Yugoslavia
10th
Triple jump
16.63 m (+1.5 m/s)
1991
World Indoor Championships
Seville , Spain
15th (q)
Triple jump
15.97 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
1st
Triple jump
16.52 m
Mediterranean Games
Athens , Greece
1st
Triple jump
17.13 m
1992
European Indoor Championships
Genoa , Italy
15th
Triple jump
15.85 m
Olympic Games
Barcelona , Spain
39th (q)
Triple jump
15.64 m
1993
Games of the Small States of Europe
Valetta, Malta
1st
Triple jump
15.65 m
1994
Commonwealth Games
Victoria , Canada
15th (q)
Triple jump
15.89 m
European Championships
Helsinki , Finland
16th (q)
Triple jump
16.07 m (-2.5 m/s)
1995
Games of the Small States of Europe
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
1st
Triple jump
16.04 m
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