Dimítrios Chondrokoúkis ( el, Δημήτρης Χονδροκούκης, born January 26, 1988) is a

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high jumper who competes internationally for

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, since 2013. He won the gold medal at the 2012 Word Indoor Championships in

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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 Izmir in June 2011 and in the final at the

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in Daegu,

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on 1 September 2011. In July 2012, it was announced Chondrokoúkis tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug

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, an

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. As a result, he was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chondrokoúkis was born in

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. In June 2013, KOEAS (Cyprus Amateur Athletic Federation) announced that he would represent Cyprus, since his mother was from

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, Keryneia.NEWS 148 - November/December 2013
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-12-26.

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* 1988 births Living people Greek male high jumpers Cypriot male high jumpers Athletes from Athens Olympiacos Athletics athletes Greek sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece World Athletics Championships athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Cyprus Doping cases in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners European Games competitors for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub