Iakovos Christofides

Iakovos Christofides

Christofides training in Larnaca (2022)
Personal information
Native name	Ιάκωβος Χριστοφίδης
Nationality	Cyprus
Born	(2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 (age 19) Larnaca, Cyprus
Sailing career
Class(es)	IQFOiL, Techno 293
Club	Kyrenia Nautical Club

Iakovos Christofides (Greek: Ιάκωβος Χριστοφίδης) is a windsurfer from Cyprus, racing for the Kyrenia Nautical Club.

Iakovos has competed in the Techno293 class, where in 2021 finished 5th in the U17 European Championship and 7th in the U17 World Championship.^[1][2] In 2022 he competed in the higher class of Techno293, Techno293 Plus (U19), where he finished 2nd in the European Championship^[3] in Cagliari, and 4th in the World Championship in Limassol.

In the 2022 Mediterranean Games, Iakovos represented Cyprus in the iQFoil Men class, where he finished in the 10th place.^[4]

In 2023, he participated in the Cadiz iQFOIL International Games, where he managed to take the 3rd place in the U21 classification.

References

1. "TECHNO 293 & TECHNO 293 PLUS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - U17 B". europeans2021.techno293.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
2. "2021 T293 WOLRD CHAMPIONSHIPS - U17 Boys (results updated)". worlds2021.techno293.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
3. "Αργυρός στο ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα στο Κάλιαρι ο Σκαλιώτης Ιάκωβος Χριστοφίδης". Larnakaonline.com.cy. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
4. "Sailing - Mediterranean Games 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

External links

• Iakovos Christofides at World Sailing