Cyprus at the Olympics
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| Cyprus at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CYP |
| NOC | Cyprus Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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Cyprus (CYP) has sent athletes to every Olympic Games held since 1980.
Cyprus earned its first Olympic medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Pavlos Kontides earned a silver medal in the men's laser sailing event.[1]
They almost won a medal in the 2008 Olympics when Antonis Nikolaidis lost the bronze medal shoot-off in men's skeet. The first athlete from Cyprus in the modern Olympics was Anastasios Andreou in 1896. He competed under the Greek flag. At this time, Cyprus was a British colony. The olympics does not recognise Northern Cyprus and Turkish Cypriots are unable to participate.
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References
- ↑ EYES ON LONDON: Coe hears final lap bell, UK elated over golds, Cyprus gets first medal. Retrieved 6 August 2012.