John Constandinou (born 16 July 1972) is an athlete who competes internationally for

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

in the event of

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.IAAF Athlete biography: John Constandinou
/ref> He holds the Cyprus National Records for both the 50 km and 20km walks. * He is also a former ski racer, competing in both

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and

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, and a member of

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athletics club. He was editor of the international magazine

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from 2009 to 2013. * ''Note:'' A faster Cyprus 20 km walk record exists - the "all-time" record - dating from before Cyprus became a country.

Personal bests

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1972 births Living people Cypriot racewalkers British magazine editors {{Cyprus-athletics-bio-stub