Cyprus at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Cyprus at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCYP
NOCCyprus Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors15 (6 men and 9 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Milan Trajkovic & Elena Kulichenko
Flag bearer (closing)Vera Tugolukova
Medals
Ranked 74th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cyprus competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Pavlos Kontides Sailing Men's ILCA 7 7 August

Competitors

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

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

Athletics

Cypriot track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:[1]

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 and road events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Milan Trajkovic Men's 110 m hurdles 13.43 4 q Bye 13.32 3 Did not advance
Olivia Fotopoulou Women's 100 m Bye 11.50 7 Did not advance
Women's 200 m 23.07 5 R 22.92 SB 1 Q 22.98 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Elena Kulichenko Women's high jump 1.92 7 q 1.95 =7

Cycling

Road

Cyprus entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking.[2]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Antri Christoforou Women's road race 4:10:20 62

Fencing

Cyprus entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, which marking the nation's debut at these sports. Alex Tofalides qualified for the games by winning the 2024 Europe Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Differdange, Luxembourg.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
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Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alex Tofalides Men's foil  Wojtkowiak (POL)
W 15-10
 Itkin (USA)
L 10-15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Cyprus qualified one gymnast, Marios Georgiou, who was the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the all-around at the 2024 European Championships in Rimini, Italy.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Marios Georgiou All-around 13.266 13.400 12.900 13.966 11.600 14.366 79.498 33 Did not advance
Horizontal bar 14.366 8 13.333 6

Rhythmic

Cyprus entered one rhythmic gymnast into the games by virtue of the highest rank eligible individual results, at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Vera Tugolukova Individual 31.150 (15) 31.200 (18) 30.600 (14) 28.800 (19) 121.750 16 Did not advance

Judo

Cyprus qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Sofia Asvesta (women's half-lightweight , 52 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sofia Asvesta Women's –52 kg  Iraoui (MAR)
W 01–00
 Buchard (FRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Sailing

Cypriot sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; and through the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France.

Elimination events
Athlete Event Race Net points Rank Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 QF SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 SF6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Denis Taradin Men's Formula Kite 11 4 12 6 16 16 19 Cancelled 49 12 Did not advance
Natasa Lappa Women's IQFoil 16 25 7 17 20 21 16 10 6 16 13 25 6 22 Cancelled 170 19 Did not advance
Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Pavlos Kontides Men's ILCA 7 17 5 27 5 10 5 3 7 Cancelled 4 56 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marilena Makri Women's ILCA 6 32 17 29 31 26 26

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

Shooting

Cypriot shooters achieved one quota places for Paris 2024 based on the re-allocations of universality spots.[5]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Konstantia Nikolaou Women's skeet 116 20 Did not advance

Swimming

Cyprus sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nikolas Antoniou Men's 100 m freestyle 50.35 43 Did not advance
Kalia Antoniou Women's 100 m freestyle 54.72 18 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Road to Paris 2024: Men's marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "European Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Differdange". International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Marios Georgiou (CYP) crowned European All-Around Champion". European Gymnastics. 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.