Nikandros Stylianou (Greek : Νίκανδρος Στυλιανού ; born 22 August 1989) is a Cypriot athlete specialising in the pole vault .[ 3] He won several medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe . In addition he represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor European Championships as well as three consecutive Commonwealth Games.
His personal bests in the event are 5.55 metres outdoors (Serravalle 2017) and 5.61 metres indoors (Belgrade 2017). The latter is the current national record .
International competitions
edit
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Cyprus
2007
European Junior Championships
Hengelo, Netherlands
5th (q)
Pole vault
4.75 m1
Games of the Small States of Europe
Fontvieille, Monaco
3rd
Pole vault
4.70 m
2008
World Junior Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
16th (q)
Pole vault
4.90 m
2009
World Military Indoor Cup
Athens, Greece
5th
Pole vault
5.00 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Nicosia, Cyprus
1st
Pole vault
4.80 m
2010
Commonwealth Games
Delhi, India
5th
Pole vault
5.25 m
2011
Games of the Small States of Europe
Schaan, Liechtenstein
1st
Pole vault
5.00 m
European U23 Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
13th (q)
Pole vault
4.95 m
Universiade
Shenzhen, China
5th
Pole vault
5.35 m
2012
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
–
Pole vault
NM
2013
European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
20th (q)
Pole vault
5.40 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
1st
Pole vault
5.15 m
Mediterranean Games
Mersin, Turkey
–
Pole vault
NM
2014
Balkan Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
1st
Pole vault
5.28 m
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom
5th
Pole vault
5.35 m
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
–
Pole vault
NM
2015
Balkan Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
1st
Pole vault
5.35 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Reykjavík, Iceland
1st
Pole vault
5.15 m
Balkan Championships
Pitești , Romania
5th
Pole vault
4.90 m
2017
Balkan Indoor Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
3rd
Pole vault
5.61 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Serravalle, San Marino
1st
110 m hurdles
15.93 s
1st
Pole vault
5.55 m
Balkan Championships
Novi Pazar , Serbia
3rd
Pole vault
5.10 m
2018
Balkan Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
2nd
Pole vault
5.25 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia
7th
Pole vault
5.35 m
European Championships
Berlin, Germany
22nd (q)
Pole vault
5.36 m
Balkan Championships
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Pole vault
NH1
2019
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bar, Montenegro
1st
Pole vault
5.40 m
2022
Mediterranean Games
Oran, Algeria
8th
Pole vault
5.30 m
2023
Games of the Small States of Europe
Marsa, Malta
3rd
Pole vault
5.20 m
1 No mark in the final