Ramona Papaioannou Explained

Ramona Papaioannou
Nationality:Cypriot/Greek
Birth Date:15 June 1989
Birth Place:Cholargos, Greece
Height:1.72 m[1]
Weight:60 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:100m, 200m

Anna Ramona Papaioannou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άννα Ραμόνα Παπαϊωάννου,born 15 June 1989) is a Greek Cypriot sprinter.[2] She competed in the 60 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her father is the Greek-Brazilian football player Pavlos Papaioannou.[3]

Papaioannou is currently serving a three year competition ban to a doping violation after testing positive for anabolic steroids in June 2021.[4] The ban is due to last until January 2025.[5]

International competitions

Representing
2005Games of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra3rd400 m58.10
2007Games of the Small States of EuropeFontvieille, Monaco4th400 m hurdles62.29
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:45.17
European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands23rd (h)400 m hurdles63.52
2009Games of the Small States of EuropeNicosia, Cyprusbgcolor=silver2nd100 m11.91
bgcolor=silver2nd200 m24.65
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay45.98
European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania30th (h)100 m12.57
2011Games of the Small States of EuropeSchaan, Liechtensteinbgcolor=gold1st100 m11.86
bgcolor=silver2nd200 m24.27
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay47.08
European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic12th (sf)100 m11.94
17th (h)200 m24.41
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden21st (h)60 m7.48
Games of the Small States of EuropeLuxembourg, Luxembourgbgcolor=gold1st100 m11.57
bgcolor=gold1st200 m23.40
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay46.02
Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey7th100 m11.89
5th200 m23.66
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay44.79
2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland30th (h)60 m7.43
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom17th (sf)100 m11.61
15th (sf)200 m23.87
European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland27th (h)100 m11.64
23rd (h)200 m23.701
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China24th (sf)100 m11.38
34th (h)200 m23.30
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands14th (sf)100 m11.55
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.87
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil45th (h)100 m11.61
35th (h)200 m23.10
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia24th (h)60 m7.48
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia16th (sf)100 m11.67
1Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Anna ramona Papaioannou Profile. 25 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Ramona Papaioannou . 10 March 2014 . IAAF.
  3. Web site: Η Ραμόνα Παπαϊωάννου (με καταγωγή από τη Ρόδο) αποκαλύπτεται πλήρως! - Η ΡΟΔΙΑΚΗ. 25 April 2017. 25 April 2017.
  4. News: Cypriot sprinter sidelined by doping scandal . KNews . 24 February 2022 . 14 July 2024.
  5. Web site: DECISION OF THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IN THE CASE OF MS ANNA RAMONA PAPAIOANNOU . Athletics Integrity Unit . 4 February 2022 . 14 July 2024.