John Constandinou (born 16 July 1972) is an athlete who competes internationally for Cyprus in the event of racewalking.[1]

John Constandinou nearing the end of the Swiss National 50km Championships 2006

He holds the Cyprus National Records for both the 50 km and 20km walks. * [2] He is also a former ski racer, competing in both Giant slalom and Downhill, and a member of Birchfield Harriers athletics club.

He was editor of the international magazine Race Walking Record from 2009 to 2013.[3]

  • Note: A faster Cyprus 20 km walk record exists - the "all-time" record - dating from before Cyprus became a country.

Personal bests edit

Event Time Venue Date
20km Walk 1:54:54 NR Lugano, Switzerland 14 March 2010[4]
50 km Walk 5:16:59 NR Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland 29 October 2006[5]

References edit

  1. ^ IAAF Athlete biography: John Constandinou
  2. ^ Cypriot Records in Athletics Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Race Walking Record". Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  4. ^ "RacewalkUK profile on John Constandinou". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  5. ^ "New world/national records". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-02.