Konstadinos "Kostas" Baniotis (; born 6 November 1986 in Komotini, Rhodope) is a retired 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. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara. (English translation) He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. His uncle is the former football player Charis Baniotis.
Competition record Representing 2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary12th2.14 mUniversiadeBangkok, Thailand7th2.15 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China37th (q)2.10 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy6th2.29 mMediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 2nd2.28 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany16th (q)2.24 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain8th2.23 m 2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France4th2.32 m (PB)World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea15th (q)2.28 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey4th2.31 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16th (q)2.19 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom25th (q)2.21 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th2.19 mMediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey1st2.34 m (PB)World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10th2.25 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland20th (q)2.15 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic12th (q)2.24 mWorld Championships Beijing, China14th2.20 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, USA5th2.29 mEuropean ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands6th2.24 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil34th (q)2.22 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain2nd2.23 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany10th2.19 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland 2nd2.26 m
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