Dimítrios Chondrokoúkis (, born January 26, 1988) is a Greek-Cypriot high jumper who competes internationally for Cyprus, since 2013. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Word Indoor Championships in Istanbul with a personal best of 2.33 meters representing Greece at the time. His personal best in the outdoor track is 2.32 m, achieved twice in İzmir in June 2011 and in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011.
In July 2012, it was announced Chondrokoúkis tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. As a result, he was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Chondrokoúkis was born in Marousi. In June 2013, KOEAS (Cyprus Amateur Athletic Federation) announced that he would represent Cyprus, since his mother was from Karavas, Kyrenia.NEWS 148 - November/December 2013 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-12-26.
Personal bests DateEventVenuePerformance20 June 2011High jump (outdoor)İzmir, Turkey2.32 m11 March 2012High jump (indoor)Istanbul, Turkey2.33 m
Honours Representing 2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China6th2.19 m2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands4th2.21 mUniversiadeBangkok, Thailand14th (q)2.15 m2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania12th2.14 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th2.29 m (PB)European Team Championshipsİzmir, Turkey1st2.32 m (PB)World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea5th2.32 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey 1st2.33 m (PB)Representing 2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic19th (q)2.19 m World Championships Beijing, China11th2.25 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7th2.24 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil12th2.25 m
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