Cyprus at the Olympics

Cyprus has sent athletes to every Olympic Games held since 1980. Cyprus earned its first Olympic medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics when Pavlos Kontides earned a silver medal in the men's laser sailing event. They had a near miss at the 2008 Olympics when Antonis Nikolaidis lost the bronze medal shoot-off in men's skeet. The first modern Olympian from Cyprus was actually Anastasios Andreou in 1896, who competed under the Greek flag. At this time, Cyprus was a British colony.

Cyprus at the
Olympics
IOC codeCYP
NOCCyprus Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Because the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not internationally recognized by any major authority (including the IOC), it has no Olympic committee.[1] Therefore, all Cypriot Olympians are required to compete under the name and flag of the Republic of Cyprus. Those who are unable or unwilling to compete under the flag of the Republic either compete for Turkey,[2] or for another country, or not at all.

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Sailing0101
Totals (1 sports)0101

List of medalists
Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event
 SilverPavlos Kontides 2012 London SailingLaser

See also

References
  1. Occupied Cyprus, Interest Tourism, Scuba Diving, Paintball, Horse Riding, Karting
  2. http://www.obv.org.uk/news-blogs/meliz-redif-make-olympic-history
  • "Cyprus". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Cyprus". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/CYP". olympanalyt.com.


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