Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Illinois |
Conference | Big Ten |
Biographical details | |
Born | 1978 Limassol, Cyprus |
Alma mater | Aristotle University |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2001–2005 | Greece national team (assistant) |
2003–2005 | Nebraska–Omaha (assistant) |
2005–2008 | Boise State (assistant) |
2008–2014 | Georgia (assistant) |
2014–2015 | Georgia (associate HC) |
2015–2021 | Georgia |
2022–present | Illinois |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
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Petros Kyprianou is a Cypriot track and field coach. He is current director of track and field and cross country at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the former head coach of the University of Georgia track and field teams. [1] Kyprianou was voted the United States Track & Field/CC Coaches Association 2018 Indoor & Outdoor National Coach of the Year following two historic first NCAA team titles for the University of Georgia track and field (women indoor & men outdoor). Additionally, Kyprianou was the 2017 Outdoor National Women's Coach of the year following a very close NCAA runner up finish to Oregon (1.8 points). The Bulldogs have amassed 12 top 4 NCAA finishes the last five seasons. [2]
Kyprianou has developed and currently coaching several Olympians, World Championships medalists, NCAA & USA National champions, NCAA All Americans and American record holders, including:
Kyprianou has served as an Olympic coach for four different Olympic national teams in the last three Olympic Games.[ citation needed ]