# 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 competed in the 100 meters and the 80 meters hurdles. After World War II, she also participated in the 1948 London Olympics.
Later, Stavros Tziortzis achieved notable success at the 1972 Munich Olympics, competing in the 400-meter hurdles. Tziortzis managed to qualify for the final and finished in sixth place.

## As an Independent Nation

The Cyprus Olympic Committee was established on June 10, 1974, and was recognized as an official member of the International Olympic Committee in April 1979, during a session in Montevideo. Cyprus made its first appearances in the Olympics at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid and the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. Since then, Cyprus has participated in all subsequent Olympic Games with a total of 128 athletes.
Cyprus as an independent Country has sent athletes to every Olympic Games held since 1980. Cyprus earned its first Olympic medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics when Pavlos Kontides earned a silver medal in the men's laser sailing event. They had a near miss at the 2008 Olympics when Antonis Nikolaidis lost the bronze medal shoot-off in men's skeet. The first modern Olympian from Cyprus was actually Anastasios Andreou in 1896, who competed under the Greek flag. At this time, Cyprus was a British colony.
Turkish Cypriots who are unable or unwilling to compete under the flag of the Republic of Cyprus either compete for Turkey, another country, or not at all, due to that the illegally occupied areas in the north, selfproclaimed as Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not internationally recognized by any major or minor authority (including the IOC), it has no Olympic committee. Therefore, all Cypriot Olympians are required to compete under the name and flag of the Republic of Cyprus.

## Medal tables
### Medals by Summer Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1980 Moscow | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event |
| 2032 Brisbane | future event |
| Total | Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 |

### Medals by Winter Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Calgary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014 Sochi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2026 Milano Cortina | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Sailing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Pavlos Kontides | 2012 London | Sailing | Laser |
| Silver | Pavlos Kontides | 2024 Paris | Sailing | Laser |