Cyprus at the World Athletics Championships

Cyprus at the World Athletics Championships
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WA code	CYP
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
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Cyprus has competed at the World Athletics Championships since 1983, being absent in 2001 and 2011. ^[1] Kyriakos Ioannou was the first athlete to win a medal for the country, ^{[2] [1]} when he placed third in the men's high jump event at the 2007 World Athletics Championships. ^[3] Kyriakos then went on to win a second medal, this time with a second place in the same event. ^[4]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Bronze	Kyriakos Ioannou	2007 Osaka	Men's high jump
Silver	Kyriakos Ioannou	2009 Berlin	Men's high jump

By event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
High jump	0	1	1	2
Totals (1 entries)	0	1	1	2

By gender

Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Men	0	1	1	2
Women	0	0	0	0

See also

• Cyprus at the Olympics
• Cyprus at the Paralympics

References

1. World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 – Statistical Booklet (PDF). World Athletics. p. 58.
2. "Ioannou soars to first ever medal for Cyprus | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
3. IAAF.org. "12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Berlin 2009 - Timetable/Results". berlin.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
4. "Parellis leading Cyprus's Olympic ambitions". World Athletics.