Giannis Antoniou
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| Born | 8 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R16 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R16 (2024, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 (2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 59783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 146134 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 17 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giannis Antoniou (born 8 March 2005) is a Cypriot judoka.
Career
Antoniou decided to leave Cyprus at 15 years old to pursue judo in Georgia.[1][2] He competed at the 2023 World Judo Juniors Championships and won a bronze medal in the +100 kg category.[3]
In August 2026, he competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the +100 kg category, the nation's first gold medal of the Games.[4] This was Cyprus' first gold medal in judo at the Commonwealth Games.[5] Later that month he competed at the 2026 Judo Grand Prix Lima and won a gold medal in the +100 kg category. He became the first Cypriot judoka to win a Grand Prix title and an event on the IJF World Tour.[6]
References
- ↑ "Judoka Antoniou's teenage sacrifice pays off as Cyprus win first gold of Glasgow 2026". glasgow2026.com. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Giannis Antoniou: Judo, Obsession, and the Price of Greatness". ollimono.com. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "+100kg: Gureshidze and Georgia Conclude With Gold". ijf.org. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cyprus celebrates breakthrough as Antoniou delivers Commonwealth heavyweight gold". judoinside.com. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Antoniou makes history with Cyprus' first judo gold". The Greek Herald. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Giannis Antoniou makes history for Cyprus with Lima gold". judoinside.com. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
External links
- Giannis Antoniou at the International Judo Federation
- Giannis Antoniou at JudoInside.com
- Giannis Antoniou on Instagram
Categories:
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Cypriot male judoka
- Medalists at the 2025 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Cyprus
- Summer World University Games medalists in judo
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Cyprus
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Cyprus
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Judoka at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen
- European judo biography stubs
- Cypriot sportspeople stubs