Marios Hadjiandreou (; born September 19, 1962) is a Cypriot triple jumper who won gold medals in Commonwealth Games and Mediterranean Games.
He won the gold medal in both the 1987 and 1991 Mediterranean Games. In 1990, he became the first Cypriot to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, beating the English world class athlete Jonathan Edwards who later became World Champion and Olympic champion.
He participated in the Olympic Games with Cyprus, in 1988, placing 21st with a 15.95m jump, and in 1992, placing 37th with a 15.64m jump. He was the flag bearer for the Cyprus Olympic team on both occasions.
He was national champion 12 times and is the Cyprus Record holder with 17.13m since 1991. He won 12 times in the European Cup (athletics) and three gold medals in the Games of the Small States of Europe in 1991, 1993, 1995.
International competitions Representing 1982Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia7thTriple jump16.31 m1984European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden12thTriple jump15.83 m1985European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece10thTriple jump15.93 mUniversiadeKobe, Japan9thTriple jump16.13 m1986European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain8thTriple jump16.43 m European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany22nd (q)Triple jump15.50 m (-2.7 m/s)1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia13th (q)Triple jump15.96 mMediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 1stTriple jump16.49 m1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6thTriple jump16.74 m1990Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1stTriple jump16.95 mEuropean Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom10thTriple jump15.83 m European Championships Split, Yugoslavia10thTriple jump16.63 m (+1.5 m/s)1991World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain15th (q)Triple jump15.97 mGames of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra1stTriple jump16.52 mMediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1stTriple jump17.13 m1992European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy15thTriple jump15.85 m Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain39th (q)Triple jump15.64 m1993Games of the Small States of EuropeValetta, Malta1stTriple jump15.65 m1994Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada15th (q)Triple jump15.89 mEuropean Championships Helsinki, Finland16th (q)Triple jump16.07 m (-2.5 m/s)1995Games of the Small States of EuropeLuxembourg City, Luxembourg1stTriple jump16.04 m
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Athletic portraits by GSP Web Site