Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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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 which brought the country's team to 17 athletes.
Cyprus will send one archer to the Olympics. She will compete in the women's competition.
Women
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Women
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Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Tennis player Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
was ruled out of the Beijing Olympics tennis tournament due to a wrist injury which brought the country's team to 17 athletes.
Archery
Cyprus will send one archer to the Olympics. She will compete in the women's competition.Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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| Elena Mousikou Elena Mousikou Elena Mousikou is an athlete from Cyprus who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Mousikou finished her ranking round with a total of 589 points. This gave her the 56th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Nami Hayakawa in the first round... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
589 | 56 | (9) | Did not advance | |||||
Sailing
Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | ||||
| Andreas Cariolou | Sailboard | 7 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 10 | DNA | 111 | 13th | |
| Pavlos Kontides | Laser | 8 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 29 | CAN | DNA | 113 | 13th | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | ||||
| Gavriella Chadjidamianou | Sailboard | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | DNA | 182 | 21st | |
Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Haris Papadopoulos | Finn | 13 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 17 | OCS | * | 115.0 | 22 | ||
Shooting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Shoot-off | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | ||||
| George Achilleos | Skeet | 119 | 5th | 24 | 143 | 5th | |
| Antonis Nicolaides | Skeet | 120 | 4th | 24 | 144 | L 2–3 |
4th |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | |||
| Andri Eleftheriou Andri Eleftheriou Andri Eleftheriou is a Cypriot professional shooter, and a member of the women's national shooting team of Cyprus.Eleftheriou was born in Limassol. In 2006 she won the shooting gold medal at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games... |
Skeet | 67 | 7th | Did not advance | 7th | |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Natallia Hadjiloizou | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:01.80 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| Anna Stylianou | Women's 100 m freestyle | 56.38 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.55 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Dimitrios Minasidis | -69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors... |
128.0 kg | 25 | 155.0 kg | 20 | 283.0 kg | 20 |