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.
| Cyprus at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | CYP |
| NOC | Cyprus Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| 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 |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
editThe 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
editCypriot 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Apostolos Parellis | Men's discus throw | 62.11 SB | 17 | Did not advance | |
Cycling
editRoad
editCyprus 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
editArtistic
editCyprus 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 | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Marios Georgiou | All-around | 13.466 | 10.666 | 12.766 | 14.100 | 13.666 | 14.333 | 78.997 | 50 | Did not advance | |||||||
Sailing
editCypriot 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Andreas Cariolou | Men's RS:X | 18 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 14 | EL | 118 | 12 | |
| Pavlos Kontides | Men's Laser | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | 12 | 88 | 4 | ||
| Natasa Lappa | Women's RS:X | 24 | 25 | 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 | 35 | — | EL | 227 | 33 | ||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
editCypriot 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Georgios Achilleos | Men's skeet | 122 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Dimitris Konstantinou | 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
editCyprus 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nikolas Antoniou | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.38 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.00 | 40 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kalia Antoniou | Women's 50 m freestyle | 25.41 | =27 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 55.38 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
References
edit- ^ "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.