 He also took the bronze medal at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and finished fourth two years later at the same competition in Doha.His best jump, outdoors in 2010, came at Lausanne on July 8, when he took third place with a jump of 2.30.Ioannou began his outdoor season at the first 2011 IAAF Diamond League meet in Doha and set a joint meeting record of 2.33 m alongside American Jesse Williams, though Williams was declared the winner on countback.