Konstadinos Baniotis

Kostas Baniotis in Moscow, 2013

Personal information

Born

6 November 1986

Height

2 m (6 ft 6 ¹⁄₂ in)

Weight

81 kg (179 lb)

Sport

Country

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

2.34 m
2.32 m (i)

Medal record

Mediterranean Games
Gold	2013 Mersin	High jump
Silver	2009 Pescara	High jump

Konstadinos ("Kostas") Baniotis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μπανιώτης; born 6 November 1986 in Komotini, Rhodope) is a Greek high jumper.

Biography

He finished sixth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the 2009 European Team Championships (Super League), seventh at the 2009 World Athletics Final, eighth at the 2010 European Championships, while he took the 4th place in the 2011 European Indoor Championships, with a new personal record of 2.32 m.^[1] He also won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara.^[2] He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.^[1]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Greece
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	12th	2.14 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	7th	2.15 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	37th (q)	2.10 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	6th	2.29 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	2nd	2.28 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	2.24 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	2.23 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	2.32 m (PB)
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	15th (q)	2.28 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	4th	2.31 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th (q)	2.19 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	25th (q)	2.21 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	2.19 m
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	1st	2.34 m (PB)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	10th	2.25 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	20th (q)	2.15 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	12th (q)	2.24 m