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Cyprus at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Cyprus at the; 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CYP
NOC	Cyprus Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Tokyo, Japan; July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021
Competitors	15 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Andri Eleftheriou; Pavlos Kontides
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Cyprus competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	1	3
Cycling	0	1	1
Gymnastics	1	0	1
Sailing	2	2	4
Shooting	3	1	4
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	9	6	15

Athletics

Cypriot athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[2]^[3]

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

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Milan Trajkovic	Men's 110 m hurdles	13.59 SB	4 Q	14.01	8	Did not advance
Eleni Artymata	Women's 400 m	51.91	5 q	50.80 NR	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Apostolos Parellis	Men's discus throw	62.11 SB	17	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Cyprus entered one rider to compete in the women's Olympic road race, by virtue of her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Antri Christoforou	Women's road race	Did not finish

Gymnastics

Artistic

Cyprus entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Marios Georgiou received a spare berth from the men's apparatus events, as one of the seven highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Marios Georgiou	All-around	13.466	10.666	12.766	14.100	13.666	14.333	78.997	50	Did not advance

Sailing

Cypriot sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*	Net points	Final rank
Andreas Cariolou	Men's RS:X	18	20	15	6	9	7	11	8	17	3	10	14	EL	118	12
Pavlos Kontides	Men's Laser	4	7	5	1	20	1	~~RET~~	6	8	24	—		12	88	4
Natasa Lappa	Women's RS:X	24	25	26	19	17	22	20	20	18	12	22	19	EL	218	21
Marilena Makri	Women's Laser Radial	8	30	26	27	22	31	25	23	~~BFD~~	35	—		EL	227	33

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

Shooting

Cypriot shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Georgios Achilleos	Men's skeet	122	9	Did not advance
Dimitris Konstantinou	Men's skeet	121	12	Did not advance
Andreas Makri	Men's trap	117	28	Did not advance
Andri Eleftheriou	Women's skeet	119	7	Did not advance

Swimming

Cyprus received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikolas Antoniou	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.38	45	Did not advance
Nikolas Antoniou	Men's 100 m freestyle	50.00	40	Did not advance
Kalia Antoniou	Women's 50 m freestyle	25.41	=27	Did not advance
Kalia Antoniou	Women's 100 m freestyle	55.38	29	Did not advance

References

^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "10th Olympic spot for Cyprus by Marios Georgiou". Cyprus Olympic Committee. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ "First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[1] "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[3] "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[4] "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[5] "10th Olympic spot for Cyprus by Marios Georgiou". Cyprus Olympic Committee. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[6] "First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[7] "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[8] "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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Cyprus at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Competitors

Athletics

Cycling

Road

Gymnastics

Artistic

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

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