Ramona Papaioannou

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]

Ramona Papaioannou

Personal information
Nationality	Cypriot/Greek
Born	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 35) Cholargos, Greece
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100m, 200m

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
			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
			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
			15th (sf)	200 m	23.87
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	27th (h)	100 m	11.64
			23rd (h)	200 m	23.701
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	24th (sf)	100 m	11.38
			34th (h)	200 m	23.30
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14th (sf)	100 m	11.55
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.87
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	45th (h)	100 m	11.61
			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

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

External links

• Ramona Papaioannou at World Athletics
• Ramona Papaioannou at Olympedia