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Cyprus At The Olympics
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 com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus Olympic Committee
The Cyprus Olympic Committee (COC; ) is National Olympic Committee representing the Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus. It is responsible for promoting the Olympic ideals on the island and for ensuring that Cyprus is Cyprus at the Olympics, represented with athletes at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events. Members of the committee are 31 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and twelve members. The COC organized twice the Games of the Small States of Europe, in 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe, 1989 and in 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe, 2009. Mission and Games The Cyprus Olympic Committee is responsible for safeguarding and implementing Olympism and the Olympic ideals in Cyprus. It's also responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing teams for the Olympic Games, European Games, Commonwealth Games, Mediterranean Games, Mediterranean Games#Mediterranean Beach Games, Mediterranean Beach Games, Games of the Small S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is '' de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities emerging by 8500 BC. The late Bronze Age saw the emergence of Alashiya, an urbanised society closely connected to the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. A total of 10,651 athletes from 199 nations represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (with four individual athletes from East Timor because the country had no NOC), including the Olympic debuts of Eritrea, Micronesia and Palau. The games featured 300 events in 28 sports across 39 disciplines, including the debuts of synchronized diving, taekowndo, triathlon, trampolining, women's modern pentathlon and women's weightlifting as official Olympic medal events. Athletes from 80 countries won at least one medal, a new record, with 52 nations winning at least one gold medal. The United States won the most gold medals, with 37, and the most medals overall, with 93. It was the second consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Cyprus competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Results by event Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Field events Sailing Two men from Cyprus competed in two Sailing events in the 2000 Olympics. Shooting Swimming ;Men ;Women External linksCyprus Olympic Committee-Cyprus in 2000 Olympics References *Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . *International Olympic Committee (2001)The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)The Results Retrieved 20 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were an international summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking and softball. A total of 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debuts in Atlanta, including 11 former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations. 79 nations received at least one medal, with 53 of them winning at least one gold medal, both of which were new records. Armenia, Belarus, Burundi, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Slovakia, Syria, Thailand, and Ukraine won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals. They were also the first Summer Olympic medals of any kind for Armenia, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyprus competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Results by event Athletics Men's 100 metres: * Anninos Marcoullides **Round 1: 10.26 **Round 2: 10.13 **Round 3: 10.23 **Semifinal: 10.36 * Yannis Zisimidis **Round 1: 10.32 **Round 2: 10.47 Men's 200 metres: * Anninos Marcoullides **Final: 20.57 s (→ 11th place) Men's 400 metres: * Evripedes Demosthenous **Round 1: 46.76 s (→ 43rd place) Men's 110 metres hurdles: * Prodromos Katsantonis **Round 1: 14.34 (→ 57th place) Men's 4x100 metres Relay: * Anninos Marcoullides, Loukas Spyrou, Prodromos Katsantonis, Yannis Zisimidis **Round 1: 40.06 Men's Shot Put: * Elias Louca **18.48m (→ 24th place) * Michalis Louca **18.23m (→ 28th place) Women's 200 metres: * Theodora Kyriakou **23.85 (→ 39th place) Women's 400 metres: * Theodora Kyriakou **52.09 (→ 29th place) Swimming Men's 50 metres Freestyle: * Stavros Michaelides ** Heat — 23.77 (→ did not advance, 31st place) Men's 100 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. A total of 9,356 athletes representing 169 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 257 events in 25 Olympic sports, sports and 34 disciplines. Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Badminton, Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, baseball, and women's Judo at the Summer Olympics, judo were included as official medal events for the first time. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, athletes from twelve of the fifteen former Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet republics competed together as part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Unified Team. Two other Soviet republics, Estonia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Estonia and Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Latvia, competed independently for the first time since 1936, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus At The 1992 Summer Olympics ...
Cyprus competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery ;Men Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track and road events ;Field events Gymnastics Rhythmic Judo ;Men Sailing ;Men Shooting ;Open Swimming ;Men Wrestling ;Freestyle References External linksCyprus at the 1992 Summer Olympics by Cyprus Olympic Committee {{NOCin1992SummerOlympics Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Seoul, South Korea, from 17 September to 2 October 1988. A total of 8,397 athletes representing 159 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 237 events in 23 sports across 31 different disciplines. Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Table tennis was introduced to the Summer Olympic Games program at these games, while Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics, tennis was reintroduced following its removal after the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Overall, athletes representing 52 NOCs received at least one medal, and 31 NOCs won at least one gold medal. The Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Soviet Union won the most gold medals and the most overall medals, with 55 and 132 respectively. Suriname at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Suriname's team won their first Olympic gold medal, which was also their first Olympic medal of any color. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Cyprus competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Athletics Men's 800 metres: * Spyros Spyrou — Round 1: 3:34:32, Semifinals: 3:43.49 Men's 1500 metres: * Spyros Spyrou — Round 1: 1:49.84 Men's triple jump: * Marios Hadjiandreou — Preliminary: 15.95 metres (did not advance) Women's long jump: * Maria Lambrou Teloni — Preliminary: 6.29 metres (did not advance) Women's 3 000 metres: * Andri Avraam — Round 1: 9:02.18 (did not advance) Women's 10 000 metres: * Andri Avraam — Preliminary: 32:59.30 min (did not advance) Women's Marathon * Katerina Pratsi — did not finish (→ no ranking) Judo Men's Competition: * Michalis Skouroumounis * Elias Ioannou Sailing Men's Double-Handed Dinghy (470) * Christos Christoforou, Andreas Karapatakis - (27th place) References External linksCyprus at the 1988 Summer Olympics by Cyprus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the ''XXIII Olympiad'', were a summer multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 28 to August 12. A total of 6,829 athletes from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. Overall, 47 nations received at least one medal, and 25 of them won at least one gold medal. Athletes from host nation United States won the most medals overall, with 174, and the most gold medals, with 83. The former record was the largest overall medal haul for the nation since the 1904 edition; the latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Games in Olympic history and the most for a host nation. It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1968. Sports commentators noted that the absence of the Soviet Union and various other Eastern Bloc nations stemming from a boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Cyprus competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in four sports. Athletics Men's 10.000 metres * Marios Kassianidis ** Qualifying Heat – 29:06.08 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Marios Kassianidis – 2:32:51 (→ 62nd place) * Filippos Filippou – did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 3.000m Steeplechase: * Philippos Philippou ** Semifinals – 8:39.47 (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump * Dimitrios Araouzos ** Qualification – 5.67m (→ did not advance, 30th place) Cycling One cyclist represented Cyprus in 1984. ; Individual road race * Spyros Agrotis – did not finish (→ no ranking) Judo Men's under 78 kg: * Ioannis Kouyallis – Preliminary:Lost to Gueye-Eljdji from Senegal Men's under 86 kg: * Costas Papacostas – Preliminary:Lost to Nose Seiki from Japan Shooting Men's trap: * Anastasios Lordos – 173 (47th position) * Demetrios Papachrysostomou – 176 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
