Ramona Papaioannou

Ramona Papaioannou
Personal information
Nationality	Cypriot/Greek
Born	15 June 1989 (age 35); Cholargos, Greece
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100m, 200m

Anna Ramona Papaioannou (Greek: 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cyprus
2005	Games of the Small States of Europe	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	3rd	400 m	58.10
2007	Games of the Small States of Europe	Fontvieille, Monaco	4th	400 m hurdles	62.29
	Games of the Small States of Europe	Fontvieille, Monaco	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.17
	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	23rd (h)	400 m hurdles	63.52
2009	Games of the Small States of Europe	Nicosia, Cyprus	2nd	100 m	11.91
			2nd	200 m	24.65
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.98
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	30th (h)	100 m	12.57
2011	Games of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	1st	100 m	11.86
			2nd	200 m	24.27
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	47.08
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	12th (sf)	100 m	11.94
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	17th (h)	200 m	24.41
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st (h)	60 m	7.48
	Games of the Small States of Europe	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	1st	100 m	11.57
			1st	200 m	23.40
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.02
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	7th	100 m	11.89
			5th	200 m	23.66
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.79
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	30th (h)	60 m	7.43
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	17th (sf)	100 m	11.61
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	200 m	23.87
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	27th (h)	100 m	11.64
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	23rd (h)	200 m	23.70¹
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	24th (sf)	100 m	11.38
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	34th (h)	200 m	23.30
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th (sf)	100 m	11.55
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.87
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	45th (h)	100 m	11.61
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	35th (h)	200 m	23.10
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	24th (h)	60 m	7.48
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	16th (sf)	100 m	11.67

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 11.25 (+1.1 m/s, Nicosia 2016) NR
200 metres – 23.10 (+0.0 m/s, Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.33 (Piraeus 2014) NR

References

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

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[1] "Glasgow 2014 - Anna ramona Papaioannou Profile". Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[Bio-2] "Ramona Papaioannou". IAAF. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[3] "Η Ραμόνα Παπαϊωάννου (με καταγωγή από τη Ρόδο) αποκαλύπτεται πλήρως! - Η ΡΟΔΙΑΚΗ". 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[4] "Cypriot sprinter sidelined by doping scandal". KNews. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[5] "DECISION OF THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IN THE CASE OF MS ANNA RAMONA PAPAIOANNOU" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

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