Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cyprus at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Cyprus at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CYP
NOC	Cyprus Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Beijing
Competitors	17 in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Georgios Achilleos (opening); Andri Eleftheriou (closing)
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 sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis was ruled out of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament due to a wrist injury ^[1] which brought the country's team to 17 athletes.^[1]

Archery

Cyprus had qualified one archer in the women's competition.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Elena Mousikou	Individual	589	56	Hayakawa (JPN) (9) L 103–112	Did not advance

Athletics

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

Men
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Kyriakos Ioannou	High jump	2.25	18	Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eleni Artymata	200 m	23.58	4 Q	23.77	7	Did not advance
Alissa Kallinikou	400 m	52.40	5	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Anna Fitídou	Pole vault	4.00	34	Did not advance
Alexandra Nasta-Tsisiou	Javelin throw	53.24	45	Did not advance
Paraskevi Theodorou	Hammer throw	61.00	44	Did not advance

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Andreas Cariolou	RS:X	7	17	14	10	11	17	11	19	14	10	EL	111	13
Pavlos Kontides	Laser	8	7	24	14	5	12	14	29	35	CAN	EL	113	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Gavriella Chatzidamianou	RS:X	19	22	23	22	15	23	25	22	20	16	EL	182	21

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Haris Papadopoulos	Finn	13	18	21	11	24	11	17	~~OCS~~	CAN	CAN	EL	115	22

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

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Georgios Achilleos	Skeet	119	5 Q	143	5
Antonis Nikolaidis	Skeet	120	4 Q	144 S/O 2	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Andri Eleftheriou	Skeet	67	7	Did not advance

Swimming

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natallia Hadjiloizou	100 m butterfly	1:01.80	45	Did not advance
Anna Stylianou	100 m freestyle	56.38	36	Did not advance
Anna Stylianou	200 m freestyle	2:00.55	27	Did not advance