Dimítrios Chondrokoúkis (Greek: Δημήτρης Χονδροκούκης, born January 26, 1988) is a Greek-Cypriot high jumper who competes internationally for Cyprus, since 2013. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Word Indoor Championships in Istanbul with a personal best of 2.33 meters representing Greece at the time. His personal best in the outdoor track is 2.32 m, achieved twice in İzmir in June 2011 and in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011.

In July 2012, it was announced Chondrokoúkis tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. As a result, he was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Chondrokoúkis was born in Marousi. In June 2013, KOEAS (Cyprus Amateur Athletic Federation) announced that he would represent Cyprus, since his mother was from Karavas, Kyrenia.

Personal bests

DateEventVenuePerformance
20 June 2011High jump (outdoor)İzmir, Turkey2.32 m
11 March 2012High jump (indoor)Istanbul, Turkey2.33 m

Honours

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Greece
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China6th2.19 m
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands4th2.21 m
UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand14th (q)2.15 m
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania12th2.14 m
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th2.29 m (PB)
European Team Championshipsİzmir, Turkey1st2.32 m (PB)
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea5th2.32 m
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey1st2.33 m (PB)
Representing Cyprus
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic19th (q)2.19 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China11th2.25 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7th2.24 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil12th2.25 m

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