Ioannis Korakidis

Ioannis Korakidis

Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer: 75.08m (2024) Discus: 46.39m (2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Greece European U23 Championships 2025 Bergen Hammer throw World U20 Championships 2022 Cali Hammer throw

Ioannis Korakidis (born 23 June 2003) is a Greek track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw and discus. He was World U20 Champion in the hammer throw in 2022. ^[1]

Early life

From Pedino, Kilkis, Greece, he started at the University of Tennessee in 2018. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He won the Men's hammer throw at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships held in Cali, Colombia. ^{[4] [5]} The following season he was selected for the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in the hammer, but did not reach the final. ^[6]

He finished fifth in the senior Greek national championships in June 2024. ^[7] He threw a lifetime best 75.08 metres in 2024. ^[8]

He competed at the European Throwing Cup in March 2025 in Nicosia, placing third in the U23 hammer competition. ^[9] In July 2025, he won the bronze medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway with a throw of 72.51 metres. ^[10]

References

1. "Ioannis Korakidis". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
2. "Georgios Korakidis". utsports.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. "Korakidis Breaks UT Hammer Record in Greece". utsports.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
4. "Afrifah amazes to pip Tebogo to 200m title, as Cherotich dominates in Cali". World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
5. "Giannis Korakidis is world champion". Greekradiofl. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. "European U23 Athletics Championships day 1 latest track and field results". World-Track. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
7. "Greek Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
8. "Ceh aiming for a hat-trick of European Throwing Cup titles in Nicosia". European Athletics. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
9. Broadbent, Chris (15 Mar 2025). "Kesidis lands home victory to open European Throwing Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
10. Broadbent, Chris (20 Jul 2025). "Iosif Kesidis wins hammer gold for Cyprus and Lopez wins discus for Spain". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.