Iosif Kesidis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Born | 19 August 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Hammer: 78.61 (Zagreb, 2026) NR |
Medal record | |
Iosif Kesidis (Greek: Ιωσήφ Κεσίδης; born 19 August 2005) is a Cypriot hammer thrower and national record holder. He won the silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games having won gold medals at the 2024 World U20 Championships and the 2025 European U23 Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]He is a member of the development program of the Cyprus Amateur Athletic Association (KOEAS).[2] He is coached by Panicos Charalampous.[3]
He won gold in the hammer throw at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, in July 2022.[4] He was a bronze medalist in the hammer throw at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022 with a 6kg hammer throw of 76.32 metres.[5]
He won silver in the hammer throw at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[6] He broke the Cypriot youth record for the men's hammer three times in 2023, ending the year with a best of 71.43m.[7]
In 2024, he increased his personal best to 81.07 metres.[8] He won gold at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in the hammer throw, with a personal best 6kg distance, and national under-20 record of 82.80 metres.[9] It was a dominant performance, every throw Kesidis made would have been sufficient to win the gold medal.[10][11] In September 2024, he was nominated for the European Athletics Rising Star award.[12]
He was victorious at the European Throwing Cup in March 2025 in Nicosia, winning the U23 hammer competition.[13] His distance of 72.96 metres broke his own Cypriot under-23 record. It was the first ever gold medal for Cyprus in the competition.[14] In July 2025, he threw a new personal best and national U23 record of 74.87 metres to win the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[15]
On 14 March 2026, he won the silver medal in the U23 hammer throw behind Ármin Szabados of Hungary, at the 2026 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus with a throw of 74.16 metres.[16] Competing at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, on 26 June, he improved his own Cypriot national record to 78.61 metres.[17] On 27 July, he won the silver medal with 76.97 metres, finishing behind world champion Ethan Katzberg, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[18]
Personal life
[edit]He is from Paphos.[19] He graduated from Paphos sports school in 2023.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Iosif Kesidis". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "XM U20 Championships by KOEAS: shaping young athletes into tomorrow's champions". Cyprus Mail. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Iosif Kesidis wins gold for Cyprus at U20 World Athletics Championships". Knews. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Last year's European U18 stars poised for U20 success in Jerusalem". European Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "WU20 Lima 24 preview: throws". World Athletics. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Polish sprinter Zakrzewski completes double gold at European Athletics U20". dtnext.in. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Top student-athletes in 2023 Valentina Savva and Iosif Kesidis". Koseas.org.cy (in Greek). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "XM U20 Championships by KOEAS: shaping young athletes into tomorrow's champions". Cyprus Mail. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Cyprus's Kesidis claims gold in World Athletics U20 Championships". Philenews. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kesidis claims historic hammer gold for Cyprus on day three in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nominees revealed! Vote for your 2024 men's Rising Star". European Athletics. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (15 Mar 2025). "Kesidis lands home victory to open European Throwing Cup". European Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Cypriot athlete Kesidis wins historic gold at European Throwing Cup". Philenews.com. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (20 Jul 2025). "Iosif Kesidis wins hammer gold for Cyprus and Lopez wins discus for Spain". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "European Throwig Cup". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (26 Jun 2026). "His longest throw in four years! Fajdek returns with 81.89m in Zagreb". European Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Crumley, Euan (27 July 2026). "ROSE DAVIES' PATIENCE PAYS OFF TO STRIKE 10,000M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Cleaver, Tom (30 August 2024). "Kesidis wins Cyprus' first ever world U20 athletics gold medal". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Iosif Kesidis at World Athletics
- Iosif Kesidis at InterSportStats
- Iosif Kesidis at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Iosif Kesidis on Instagram
World U20 Champions in men's hammer throw | |
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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's hammer throw | |
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Cypriot men hammer throwers
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2025 Summer World University Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Cyprus
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Cyprus
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Paphos
- 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen