Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CYP
NOC	Cyprus Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Beijing
Competitors	17 in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Georgios Achilleos (opening) Andri Eleftheriou (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Cyprus sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ruled out of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament due to a wrist injury which brought the country's team to 17 athletes.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cyprus had qualified one archer in the women's competition.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Elena Mousikou	Individual	589	56	Hayakawa (JPN) (9) L 103–112	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Kyriakos Ioannou	High jump	2.25	18	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eleni Artymata	200 m	23.58	4 Q	23.77	7	Did not advance
Alissa Kallinikou	400 m	52.40	5	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Anna Fitídou	Pole vault	4.00	34	Did not advance
Alexandra Nasta-Tsisiou	Javelin throw	53.24	45	Did not advance
Paraskevi Theodorou	Hammer throw	61.00	44	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Andreas Cariolou	RS:X	7	17	14	10	11	17	11	19	14	10	EL	111	13
Pavlos Kontides	Laser	8	7	24	14	5	12	14	29	35	CAN	EL	113	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Gavriella Chatzidamianou	RS:X	19	22	23	22	15	23	25	22	20	16	EL	182	21

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Haris Papadopoulos	Finn	13	18	21	11	24	11	17	OCS	CAN	CAN	EL	115	22

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Georgios Achilleos	Skeet	119	5 Q	143	5
Antonis Nikolaidis		120	4 Q	144 S/O 2	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Andri Eleftheriou	Skeet	67	7	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natallia Hadjiloizou	100 m butterfly	1:01.80	45	Did not advance
Anna Stylianou	100 m freestyle	56.38	36	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:00.55	27	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dimitris Minasidis	Men's −69 kg	128	25	155	20	283	20

External links

• Official Cypriot Olympic website