Dimitris Konstantinou (; born 8 June 1988) is a Cypriot

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. He competed in the men's skeet event at the

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Career

Konstantinou won a silver medal at the

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in the skeet team event. A few months later he won another skeet team medal, with Cyprus taking bronze at the

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. He also reached the final shoot-off in the individual event, finishing in sixth place and securing his spot at the

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. First-place finisher

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had already qualified for Tokyo, and three other shooters ahead of Konstantinou came from countries who had already filled their quota places, meaning he and third-place finisher Nikolaos Mavrommatis received them instead. The 2020 Summer Olympics were delayed due to the

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, during which Konstantinou placed second at the 2020 Paphos Skeet Cup. He also achieved an eighth-place finish at the second stage of the

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, his best-ever result at a World Cup competition. In Tokyo, Konstantinou placed 12th in the men's skeet event with a score of 121, failing to qualify for the final in his Olympic debut.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konstantinou, Dimitris Living people 1988 births Cypriot male sport shooters Skeet shooters Olympic shooters for Cyprus Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Paphos