Cyprus at the Olympics Facts for Kids

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Cyprus at the
Olympics

IOC code

CYP

NOC

Cyprus Olympic Committee

Website

Medals
Ranked 134th

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	2	0	2

Summer appearances

1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020

Winter appearances

1980
1984
1988
1992
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018

With the Colors of Greece
As an Independent Nation
Medal tables
List of medalists
See also

With the Colors of Greece

Cypriot athletes first participated in the modern Olympic Games during the inaugural 1896 Athens Olympics. At these Games, Cypriot competitors competed under the Greek flag. One of the most notable among them was Ioannis Frangoudis, an exceptional shooter of his time. Frangoudis won a gold medal in the 25-meter rapid fire pistol event and a silver medal in the men's 300-meter free rifle event with three positions.

The first Cypriot athlete to compete in the Olympics was Anastasios Andreou, a 110-meter hurdles champion. At the Athens Games, Andreou competed in the preliminary rounds of his event but finished fourth in his heat and did not advance. A significant moment in Cypriot Olympic history was the participation of Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou. Born in Limassol, Lanitou-Kavounidou served as a champion for the "Olympia" Athletic Club. She was the first Greek female track and field athlete to compete in the Olympics. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, she competed in the 100 meters and the 80 meters hurdles. After World War II, she also participated in the 1948 London Olympics.

Later, Stavros Tziortzis achieved notable success at the 1972 Munich Olympics, competing in the 400-meter hurdles. Tziortzis managed to qualify for the final and finished in sixth place.

As an Independent Nation

The Cyprus Olympic Committee was established on June 10, 1974, and was recognized as an official member of the International Olympic Committee in April 1979, during a session in Montevideo. Cyprus made its first appearances in the Olympics at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid and the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. Since then, Cyprus has participated in all subsequent Olympic Games with a total of 128 athletes.

Cyprus as an independent Country 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.

Turkish Cypriots who are unable or unwilling to compete under the flag of the Republic of Cyprus either compete for Turkey, another country, or not at all, due to that the illegally occupied areas in the north, selfproclaimed as Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not internationally recognized by any major or minor authority (including the IOC), it has no Olympic committee. Therefore, all Cypriot Olympians are required to compete under the name and flag of the Republic of Cyprus.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Total		0	2	0	2	126
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1980 Moscow	14	0	0	0	0	–
1984 Los Angeles	10	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	9	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	17	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	17	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	22	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	20	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	17	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	13	0	1	0	1	70
2016 Rio de Janeiro	16	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	15	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	16	0	1	0	1	74
2028 Los Angeles	future event
	future event

Medals by Winter Games

Total		0	0	0	0	–
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1980 Lake Placid	3	0	0	0	0	–
1984 Sarajevo	5	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Calgary	3	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Albertville	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	1	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	1	0	0	0	0	–
2002 Salt Lake City	1	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	1	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	2	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	2	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	1	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	1	0	0	0	0	-
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event