Cyprus at the Olympics

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
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
  • 2024
Winter appearances
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

Cyprus (CYP) has sent athletes to every Olympic Games held since 1980.

Cyprus earned its first Olympic medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Pavlos Kontides earned a silver medal in the men's laser sailing event.[1]

They almost won a medal in the 2008 Olympics when Antonis Nikolaidis lost the bronze medal shoot-off in men's skeet. The first athlete from Cyprus in the modern Olympics was Anastasios Andreou in 1896. He competed under the Greek flag. At this time, Cyprus was a British colony. The olympics does not recognise Northern Cyprus and Turkish Cypriots are unable to participate.

References

  1. ↑ "EYES ON LONDON: Coe hears final lap bell, UK elated over golds, Cyprus gets first medal". Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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