Yiannis Zisimides

{{Short description|Cypriot sprinter (born 1967)}}

Yiannis Zisimides (Greek: Γιάννης Ζησιμίδης; born 17 August 1967) is a retired Cypriot athlete who competed in the sprinting events.{{World Athletics}} He represented his country at three Summer Olympics, in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

He is the current national record holder in the 100 metres and indoor 60 metres.

Competition record

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"|Representing {{CYP}}
rowspan=3|1986

|rowspan=3|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=3|Athens, Greece

|33rd (h)

|100m

|10.89 (wind: +1.0 m/s)

35th (h)

|200m

|22.08 (wind: -0.1 m/s)

|4 × 100 m relay

|DQ

1987

|Mediterranean Games

|Latakia, Syria

|6th

|100 m

|10.76

rowspan=4|1989

|European Indoor Championships

|The Hague, Netherlands

|19th (h)

|60 m

|6.84

World Indoor Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|25th (h)

|60 m

|6.81

rowspan=2|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=2|Nicosia, Cyprus

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|10.62

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|21.80

rowspan=2|1990

|Commonwealth Games

|Auckland, New Zealand

|27th (qf)

|100 m

|10.75

European Championships

|Split, Yugoslavia

|23rd (h)

|100 m

|10.62 (wind: +1.1 m/s)

rowspan=6|1991

|rowspan=3|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=3|Andorra la Vella, Andorra

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|10.60

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|21.14 (w)

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.80

rowspan=2|Mediterranean Games

|rowspan=2|Athens, Greece

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|10.41

6th

|4 × 100 m relay

|41.21

World Championships

|Tokyo, Japan

|48th (h)

|100 m

|10.68

rowspan=3|1992

|European Indoor Championships

|Genoa, Italy

|23rd (h)

|60 m

|6.88

rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain

|29th (qf)

|100 m

|10.65

42nd (h)

|200 m

|21.51

rowspan=2|1993

|rowspan=2|Mediterranean Games

|rowspan=2|Narbonne, France

|4th

|100 m

|10.35

6th

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.57

1994

|European Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|20th (qf)

|100 m

|10.51 (wind: +0.5 m/s)

rowspan=5|1995

|World Indoor Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|18th (sf)

|60 m

|6.71

rowspan=3|Games of the Small States of Europe

|rowspan=3|Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|10.45

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|21.44 (w)

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.32

World Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|43rd (h)

|100 m

|10.53

rowspan=3|1996

|European Indoor Championships

|Stockholm, Sweden

|5th (sf)

|60 m

|6.69

rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|Atlanta, United States

|39th (qf)

|100 m

|10.45

22nd (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.06

rowspan=3|1997

|World Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|16th (sf)

|60 m

|6.73

Mediterranean Games

|Bari, Italy

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4 × 100 m relay

|39.12

World Championships

|Athens, Greece

|35th (qf)

|100 m

|10.37

rowspan=2|1998

|rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Budapest, Hungary

|31st (qf)

|100 m

|10.68

12th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.96

2000

|Olympic Games

|Sydney, Australia

|25th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|39.75

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.11 (+1.5 m/s) (Rethymno 1996) {{AthAbbr|NR|Cypriot}}
  • 200 metres – 20.82 (+1.0 m/s) (Rethymno 1996)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.58 (Piraeus 1996) {{AthAbbr|NR|Cypriot}}

References