List of flag bearers for Cyprus at the Olympics
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Event year
Season
Flag bearer
Sport

22

2018

Winter

Dinos Lefkaritis

Alpine skiing

20
2016
Summer
Pavlos Kontides
Laser sailing

19
2014
Winter
Constantinos Papamichael
Alpine skiing

18
2012
Summer
Marcos Baghdatis
Tennis

17
2010
Winter
Christopher Papamichalopoulos
Alpine skiing

16
2008
Summer
Georgios Achilleos
Skeet shooting

15
2006
Winter
Theodoros Christodoulou
Alpine skiing

14
2004
Summer
Georgios Achilleos
Skeet shooting

13
2002
Winter
Theodoros Christodoulou
Alpine skiing

12
2000
Summer
Antonakis Andreou
Skeet shooting

11
1998
Winter
Andreas Vasili
Alpine skiing

10
1996
Summer
Anninos Marcoullides
Athletics

9
1994
Winter
Karolina Fotiadou
Alpine skiing

8
1992
Summer
Marios Hadjiandreou
Athletics

7
1992
Winter
Sokratis Aristodimou
Alpine skiing

6
1988
Summer
Mikhalakis Tymbios
Skeet shooting

5
1988
Winter
Karolina Fotiadou
Alpine skiing

4
1984
Summer
Marios Kassianidis
Athletics

3
1984
Winter
Alexis Fotiadis
Alpine skiing

2
1980
Summer
Kostas Papakostas
Judo

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Cyprus competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea , from 9 to 25 February 2018 , with one competitor .
Dinos Lefkaritis ( Greek pronunciation : [ Ντίνος Λευκαρίτης ] ; born March 30 , 1995 ) is a Cypriot alpine skier who represented the Republic of Cyprus in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea . He was asked to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia , however , an injury prohibited him from competing ; he was replaced by Constantinos Papamichael . Lefkaritis won the silver medal representing Cyprus in the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe .
Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held from 12 to 24 February at Yongpyong Alpine Centre ( slalom and giant slalom ) at the Alpensia Sports Park in PyeongChang and at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre ( speed events ) in Jeongseon , South Korea . In June 2015 , the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of a mixed team event , bringing the total of medal events in alpine skiing to eleven . It was the last event on the schedule .
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( Portuguese : Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016 ) , [ a ] officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( Portuguese : Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada ) and commonly known as Rio 2016 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August . These were the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America and the fourth to be held in a developing country , after the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico , the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union , and the 2008 Summer Olympics in China . More than 11,000 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees took part , including first time entrants Kosovo , South Sudan , and the Refugee Olympic Team . With 306 sets of medals , the games featured 28 Olympic sports , including rugby sevens and golf , which were added to the Olympic program in 2009 . These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo , Belo Horizonte , Salvador , Brasília , and Manaus . These were the first Summer Olympic Games to take place under the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) presidency of Thomas Bach . The host city Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen , Denmark , on 2 October 2009 . Rio became the first South American city ever to host the Olympic Games . These were the first games to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country , the first summer edition to be held entirely in the host country 's winter season , the first since 1968 to be held in Latin America , and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere . The United States topped the medal table , winning the most gold and overall medals , 46 and 121 , as well as its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal overall . Great Britain finished second and became only the second country in modern Olympic history to increase its tally of medals in the Olympiad immediately after it had been host nation . China finished third .
Pavlos Kontides ( Greek : Παύλος Κοντίδης , born 11 February 1990 ) is a Cypriot sailor . He became the first Cypriot athlete ever to win an Olympic medal for his country , by winning the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men 's Laser class behind Tom Slingsby . On Tuesday 19 of September 2017 , Kontides took the 1st place in 2017 ILCA World Championship in Split , Croatia , becoming a World Champion . He won the championship again in 2018 , as well as a silver in 2013 . Kontides also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics obtaining the 13th place . In the same year , he won Gold at the World Junior Championships and in 2009 he won two Silver Medals in World Cups and a Bronze in the Paneuropean Men 's Championship . He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men 's Laser class where he placed 7th . He was the flag bearer for Cyprus during the Parade of Nations . Kontides was born in Limassol . He is a member of the Limassol Nautical Club and is currently trained by Jozo Jakovic . He is studying ship science at the University of Southampton , and has taken a two-year break . The Republic of Cyprus honored Kontides through the issue of a Commemorative Stamp .
The men 's Laser competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place between 8-16 August at Marina da Glória . Eleven races ( the last one a medal race ) were held .
The 2014 Winter Olympics , officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XXIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) ( Russian : XXII Олимпийские зимние игры , tr . XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry ) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 , was an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi , Krasnodar Krai , Russia , with opening rounds in certain events held on the eve of the opening ceremony , 6 February 2014 . Both the Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics were organized by the Sochi Organizing Committee ( SOOC ) . Sochi was selected as the host city in July 2007 , during the 119th IOC Session held in Guatemala City . It was the first Olympics to be held in a CIS state since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 . The Soviet Union was previously the host nation for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow . These were the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) presidency of Thomas Bach . A record 98 events in fifteen winter sport disciplines were held during the Games . A number of new competitions - a total of twelve accounting for gender - were held during the Games , including biathlon mixed relay , women 's ski jumping , mixed-team figure skating , mixed-team luge , half-pipe skiing , ski and snowboard slopestyle , and snowboard parallel slalom . The events were held around two clusters of new venues : an Olympic Park constructed in Sochi 's Imeretinsky Valley on the coast of the Black Sea , with Fisht Olympic Stadium , and the Games ' indoor venues located within walking distance , and snow events in the resort settlement of Krasnaya Polyana . The 2014 Winter Olympics were the most expensive Games in the history of the Olympics . While originally budgeted at US $ 12 billion , major cost overruns , caused this figure to expand to US $ 51 billion , more than three times the cost of the 2012 London Olympics and even surpassing the estimated $ 44 billion cost of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .
Constantinos Papamichael ( born September 6 , 1993 ) is a Cypriot alpine skier . He competed for the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom events . In giant slalom race he finished 64th , almost 30 seconds behind the winner Ted Ligety . He began alpine skiing at the age of nine first has qualified for the nation team at the age of thirteen . He participated in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 as well as the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 . His best result at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is 45th place in the men 's slalom competition in 2013 in Schladming . He was chosen to be Cyprus ' flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics .
Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Russia from 9-22 February at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana , east of Sochi .
The 2012 Summer Olympics , formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London , United Kingdom . The first event , the group stage in women 's football , began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July . 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated . Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and then-Mayor of London Ken Livingstone , London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore , defeating bids from Moscow , New York City , Madrid , and Paris . London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times , having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and in 1948 . Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment , with an emphasis on sustainability . The main focus was a new 200-hectare ( 490-acre ) Olympic Park , constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford , East London . The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid . The Games received general praise for their organisation , with the volunteers , the British military and public enthusiasm praised particularly highly . The opening ceremony , directed by Danny Boyle , received widespread acclaim throughout the world , particular praise from the British public and a minority of widely ranging criticisms from some social media sites . During the Games , Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time , winning his 22nd medal . Saudi Arabia , Qatar , and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time , so that every currently eligible country has sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games .
Marcos Baghdatis ( Greek : Μάρκος Παγδατής ; pronounced [ ˈmarkos paɣðaˈtis ] ; born 17 June 1985 ) is a retired Cypriot tennis player . He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No . 8 , in August 2006 . In the latter part of his career , Baghdatis endured a series of injuries that impacted his play .
The tennis tournaments at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were staged at the All England Club in Wimbledon , from 28 July to 5 August . This was the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was reintroduced as an Olympic sport and the first to be held at a Grand Slam venue in the Open era . ( Two other 2012 Summer Olympic bid finalists had also offered Grand Slam venues . Second-place finisher Paris offered the French Open venue , the Stade Roland Garros , which later was also included in their successful 2024 bid . Meanwhile , fourth-place finisher New York offered the US Open venue , the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , Queens . ) A total of 190 players competed in five events : singles and doubles for both men and women and , for the first time since 1924 , mixed doubles were officially included . The Olympic tennis events were run and organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games ( LOCOG ) and the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) , and were part of the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) and Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) tours . As a side effect , the regular rule imposed by the All England Club during The Championships calling for all-white player clothing was waived to allow players to wear Olympic national team clothing , and London 2012 bunting also mixed with the traditional Wimbledon green . Elena Dementieva and Rafael Nadal were the reigning champions , neither of whom defended their titles . Dementieva had retired from professional tennis in 2010 , while Nadal withdrew due to tendinitis .
The 2010 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) and commonly known as Vancouver 2010 , informally the 21st Winter Olympics , was an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 12 to 28 February 2010 in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond , West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands , and in the nearby resort town of Whistler . Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines . Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee ( VANOC ) , headed by John Furlong . The 2010 Winter Olympics were the third Olympics hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British Columbia . Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Quebec , and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , Alberta . Metro Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area to host the Winter Olympics , although Calgary is the largest city to host the Winter Olympics . They will both be surpassed by Beijing in 2022 . Following Olympic tradition , the incumbent mayor of Vancouver Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . The flag was raised on February 28 , 2006 , in a special ceremony and was on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening ceremony . The event was officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean , who was accompanied by the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge . For the first time , Canada won gold in an official sport at an Olympic Games hosted at home , having failed to do so at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary ( although Canada won the woman 's curling event in Calgary when it was still only a demonstration sport ) . Canada clinched their first gold medal on the second day of the competition and first topped the gold medal tally on the second to last day of competition and went on to become the first host nation since Norway in 1952 to lead the gold medal count .
Christopher Papamichalopoulos ( Greek : Χριστόφορος Παπαμιχαλόπουλος ; born April 5 , 1988 ) is an alpine skier from Cyprus . He competed for Cyprus at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom . Christopher was Cyprus 's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony . During February 2009 , he competed for Cyprus at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held in Val d'Isère , Savoie , France . In 2007 he competed at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 held at Åre , Sweden , achieving 43rd position in the event of Slalom . Previously , at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival ( EYOF ) , held in Monthey , Switzerland , he competed in the events of Slalom ( 38th ) , Giant Slalom ( DNF1 ) , and Super G ( 49th ) .
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Canada at Whistler Creekside in Whistler , British Columbia , north of Vancouver . The ten events were scheduled for February 13-27 ; weather delayed the first event , the men 's downhill , two days until Monday , February 15 .
The 2008 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad ( Chinese : 第二十九届夏季奥林匹克运动会 ; pinyin : Dì Èrshíjiǔ Jiè Xiàjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì ) and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing , China . [ b ] A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics ) . This was the first time that China had hosted the Summer Olympics , but the third time that the Games had been held in East Asia , following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo , Japan , and the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics . These were the second summer Olympic Games staged in a Communist country , after the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics and the third in a developing country after the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union and the first overall Olympics to be hosted by a Communist state since the former Yugoslavia hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001 , having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) after two rounds of voting . The Government of the People 's Republic of China promoted the Games and invested heavily in new facilities and transport systems . A total of 37 venues were used to host the events , including twelve constructed specifically for the 2008 Olympics . The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong , making this the third Olympics for which the events were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs . [ c ] The sailing events were contested in Qingdao , while the football events took place across several different cities . The official logo for the 2008 Games , titled Dancing Beijing , featured a stylised calligraphic character jīng ( 京 , means capital ) in reference to the host city . The Beijing Olympics was watched by 3,500,000,000 people worldwide and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay . The event sets numerous world and Olympics records in the history of sports , and is also the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time and second-most expensive overall , after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .
Georgios Achilleos ( Greek : Γεώργιος Αχιλλέως ; born December 24 , 1980 ) is a Cypriot sports shooter and past World titlist and World No . 1 in Skeet . He is a four-time Skeet Shooting medalist in the World Championships , and a four-time Olympian , with his 5th position in Beijing 2008 being to date ( as of 2017 ) Cyprus third-best all time placing at the Olympics , after Pavlos Kontides silver medal in Laser sailing in London 2012 and Antonis Nikolaidis 4th place in Skeet Shooting in Beijing 2008 . He was the national flag bearer at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics . Achilleos has the existing distinction of being the inaugural Cypriot athlete to set a World Record in an Olympic Sport . He is the current WR holder after shooting 125/125 at the 2015 Larnaca ISSF World Cup . His inaugural World Record was in 2005 in Dubai where he scored 124+24 .
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17 , at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall ( rifle and pistol events ) and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field ( shotgun events ) . Of the fifteen events , the host country won five . Highlights included :
The 2006 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games ( Italian : XX Giochi olimpici invernali ) and commonly known as Turin 2006 or Torino 2006 , was a winter multi-sport event which was held in Turin , Piedmont , Italy from February 10 to 26 , 2006 . This marked the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Olympic Games , the first being the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo . Italy also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome . Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 Games in June 1999 . The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was Passion lives here . The official logo depicts a stylized profile of the Mole Antonelliana building , drawn in white and blue ice crystals , signifying the snow and the sky . The crystal web was also meant to portray the web of new technologies and the Olympic spirit of community . The Olympic mascots of the Games were Neve ( snow in Italian ) , a female snowball , and Gliz , a male ice cube . Italy will host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo 20 years after these games .
Theodoros Christodoulou ( Greek : Θεόδωρος Χριστοδούλου ; born March 12 , 1977 ) is a Cypriot alpine skier . He represented his country at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics .
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events , held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario , Italy . The races were held 12-25 February 2006 .
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( Greek : Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004 , Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004 ) , officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004 , was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens , Greece , from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home . The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete , some 600 more than expected , accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries . There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports . Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance . 2004 also marked the return of the Olympic Games to the city where they began . Having previously hosted the Olympics in 1896 , Athens became one of only four cities to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two separate occasions at the time ( together with Paris , London , and Los Angeles ) . A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games , replacing the design by Giuseppe Cassioli that had been used since the 1928 Games . This rectified the long lasting mistake of using a depiction of the Roman Colosseum rather than a Greek venue . The new design features the Panathenaic Stadium . The 2004 Summer Games were hailed as unforgettable , dream games by IOC President Jacques Rogge , and left Athens with a significantly improved infrastructure , including a new airport , ring road , and subway system . There have been arguments ( mostly in popular media ) regarding the cost of the 2004 Athens Summer Games and their possible contribution to the 2010-2018 Greek government-debt crisis , however , there is little or no evidence for such a correlation . The 2004 Olympics were generally deemed to be a success , with the rising standard of competition amongst nations across the world .
In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics , 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events ( 10 for men and 7 for women ) . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre , located in the east of the Greek region of Attica .
The 2002 Winter Olympics , officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 , was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City , Utah , United States . 2,399 athletes from 78 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines , held throughout 165 sporting sessions . The 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Paralympic Games were both organized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee ( SLOC ) , the first time in Olympic and Paralympic history that both events were organized by a single committee . Utah became the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games , after Missouri , New York , California , and Georgia . These were the first Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Jacques Rogge . The opening ceremony was held on February 8 , 2002 , and sporting competitions were held up until the closing ceremony on February 24 , 2002 . Production for both ceremonies was designed by Seven Nielsen , and music for both ceremonies was directed by Mark Watters . Salt Lake City became the most populous area ever to have hosted the Winter Olympics , although the two subsequent host cities ' populations were larger . Following a trend , the 2002 Olympic Winter Games were also larger than all prior Winter Games , with 10 more events than the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan . Norway won the most gold medals while Germany won the most number of medals . The Salt Lake Games faced a bribery scandal and some local opposition during the bid . Nevertheless , from sporting and business standpoints , this was one of the most successful Winter Olympiads in history ; records were set in both the broadcasting and marketing programs .
Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held February 10-23 in the United States near Salt Lake City , Utah . The downhill , super-G , and combined events were held at Snowbasin , the giant slaloms at Park City , and the slaloms at adjacent Deer Valley .
The 2000 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium , was an international multi-sport event held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It was the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia , and also the Southern Hemisphere , the first being in Melbourne , Victoria , in 1956 .
Antonakis Andreou ( Greek : Αντωνάκης Ανδρεου ) often called Antonis Andreou , is a Cypriot sports shooter . He has represented Cyprus in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games ranking 9th and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games ranking 8th . He represented Cyprus at the 2012 Olympic Games in London , finishing in 22nd . He won a gold medal for Cyprus at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Skeet pairs . He was the flag bearer for Cyprus at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney . In 2011 he equaled the world record and claimed the gold medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Beijing , China .
The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool , New South Wales , Australia during the first week of the Games , from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000 . While the rifle , pistol and running target rules were largely unchanged from the Atlanta Games , two new shotgun events were added ( women 's trap and women 's skeet ) , raising the number of individual Olympic shooting events to an all-time high of seventeen .
The 1998 Winter Olympics , officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XVIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) ( Japanese : 第十八回オリンピック冬季競技大会 , Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai ) , and commonly known as Nagano 1998 , was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 that were centered in Nagano , Japan . The Games also took place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba , Karuizawa , Nozawa Onsen , and Yamanouuchi . The city of Nagano had previously been a candidate to host the 1940 Winter Olympics ( which were later cancelled ) , as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics , but each time Nagano was eliminated at the national level by Sapporo . The games hosted 2,176 athletes from 72 nations competing in 7 sports and 68 events . The number of athletes and participating nations were a record at the time . The Games saw the introduction of women 's ice hockey , curling and snowboarding . National Hockey League players were allowed to participate in the men 's ice hockey for the first time . Five countries , Azerbaijan , Kenya , Macedonia , Uruguay , and Venezuela made their debut at the Winter Olympics . The athlete who won the most medals at these games was the Russian cross-country skier Larisa Lazutina who won five medals , including three gold . The Norwegian cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie won four medals , including three gold , which took his total Olympic medal total to 12 , including eight gold , which is a record for Winter Olympics . In ice hockey , professionals from the North American National Hockey League participated for the first time . Despite their participation , the Czech men 's ice hockey team won the gold medal .
Andreas Vasili ( born 19 October 1971 ) is a Cypriot alpine skier . He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics .
Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events . The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen . There were a number of race postponements due to weather ; the events began on 10 February and ended on 21 February .
The 1996 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad , commonly known as Atlanta 1996 , and also referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event that was held from July 19 to August 4 , 1996 , in Atlanta , Georgia , U.S . These Games , which were the fourth Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States , marked the centennial of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens - the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games . They were also the first since 1924 to be held in a different year from a Winter Olympics , under a new IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating , even-numbered years . More than 10,000 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees competed in 26 sports , including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball , mountain biking , and softball , as well as the new disciplines of lightweight rowing and women 's football ( soccer ) . 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debut in Atlanta , including eleven former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations . The hosting United States led the medal count with a total of 101 medals , and the most gold ( 44 ) and silver ( 32 ) medals out of all countries . The U.S. topped the medal count for the first time since 1984 , and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics . Notable performances during competition included those of Andre Agassi - who became the first men 's singles tennis player to combine a career Grand Slam with an Olympic gold medal , Donovan Bailey - who set a new world record of 9.84 for the men 's 100 meters , and Lilia Podkopayeva - who became the second gymnast to win an individual event gold after winning the all-round title in the same Olympics . The festivities were marred by violence on July 27 , when Eric Rudolph detonated pipe bombs at Centennial Olympic Park - a downtown park that was built to serve as a public focal point for the Games ' festivities , killing 1 and injuring 111 . In 2003 , Rudolph confessed to the bombing and a series of related attacks on abortion centers and a gay bar , and was sentenced to life in prison . He claimed that the bombing was meant to protest the U.S. government 's sanctioning of abortion on demand . The Games turned a profit , helped by record revenue from sponsorship deals and broadcast rights , and reliance on private funding ( as opposed to the extensive public funding used on later Olympics ) , among other factors .
Anninos Marcoullides ( Greek : Άννινος Μαρκουλλίδης ; born 8 February 1971 in Limassol , Lemesos ) is a Cypriot retired sprinter who specialized in 100 and 200 metre races . He carried the flag for Cyprus at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Marcoullides , competed from 1992 until 2004 and represented the island in four Olympic Games in Barcelona , Atlanta , Sydney and Athens . His best achievement was finishing in 15th place in the Atlanta 100 metres .
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , 44 events in athletics were contested . There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries .
The 1994 Winter Olympics ( Norwegian : Olympiske vinterleker 1994 ) , officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games , was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer , Norway . Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event , losing to Albertville . Lillehammer was awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics in 1988 , after beating Anchorage , United States ; Östersund , Sweden ; and Sofia , Bulgaria . Lillehammer is the northernmost city to ever host the Winter Games and the Olympic Games overall . The Games were the first to be held in a different year from the Summer Olympics , the first and only one to be held two years after the previous winter games . The Games were the second Winter Olympics hosted in Norway , after the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , and the fourth Olympics in the Nordic countries , after the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , Sweden , and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland . Although many events took place in Lillehammer , skating took place in Hamar , some ice hockey matches were placed in Gjøvik , while Alpine skiing was held in Øyer and Ringebu . Sixty-seven countries and 1,737 athletes participated in six sports and sixty-one events . Fourteen countries made their debut in the Winter Olympics , of which nine were former Soviet republics . The Games also saw the introduction of stricter qualifying rules , reducing the number of under-performing participants from warm-weather countries . New events were two new distances in short track speed skating and aerials , while speed skating was moved indoors . Nearly two million people spectated the games , which were the first to have the Olympic truce in effect .
Karolina Fotiadou ( born 10 August 1970 ) is a Cypriot alpine skier . She competed at the 1988 , 1992 and the 1994 Winter Olympics .
Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events , held north of the host city of Lillehammer , Norway . The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell from 13-21 February .
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( Spanish : Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992 , Catalan : Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992 ) , officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event held in Barcelona , Spain from 25 July to 9 August 1992 . Beginning in 1994 , the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years . The 1992 Summer Olympics was the last occasion for the Summer and Winter Olympics to be staged in the same year . This Olympiad was the first since the end of the Cold War , and was unaffected by boycotts for the first time since the 1972 Olympiad . The Unified Team topped the medal table , winning 45 gold and 112 overall medals .
Marios Hadjiandreou ( Greek : Μάριος Χατζηανδρέου ; born September 19 , 1962 ) is a Cypriot triple jumper who won gold medals in Commonwealth Games and Mediterranean Games . He won the gold medal in both the 1987 and 1991 Mediterranean Games . In 1990 , he became the first Cypriot to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games , beating the English world class athlete Jonathan Edwards who later became World Champion and Olympic champion . He participated in the Olympic Games with Cyprus , in 1988 , placing 21st with a 15.95m jump , and in 1992 , placing 37th with a 15.64m jump . He was the flag bearer for the Cyprus Olympic team on both occasions . He was national champion 12 times and is the Cyprus Record holder with 17.13m since 1991 . He won 12 times in the European Cup ( athletics ) and three gold medals in the Games of the Small States of Europe in 1991 , 1993 , 1995 .
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , 43 events in athletics were contested , 24 events by men and 19 by women . The competition ran from July 31 , 1992 , to August 9 , 1992 . Fourteen world record-holders ( eight men and six women ) were among the contenders . Thirty former Olympic champions competed , and a total number of 1725 athletes from 156 countries .
The 1992 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XVIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) , were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville , France . They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics , and the first where the Winter Paralympics were held at the same site . Albertville was selected as host in 1986 , beating Sofia , Falun , Lillehammer , Cortina d'Ampezzo , Anchorage and Berchtesgaden . The games were the third Winter Olympics held in France , after Chamonix in 1924 and Grenoble in 1968 , and the fifth Olympics overall in the country . Only some of the skating and the opening and closing ceremonies took place in Albertville , while the rest of the events took place in the villages of Courchevel , La Plagne , Les Arcs , Les Menuires , Les Saisies , Méribel , Pralognan-la-Vanoise , Tignes and Val d'Isère . Sixty-four nations with 1,801 athletes participated in the games , including the Unified Team which represented non-Baltic former Soviet republics . Germany participated as a unified team following reunification in 1990 , while five newly independent European countries debuted , as did six warm-weather countries . Short track speed skating , moguls and women 's biathlon made their debut as an Olympic sport . The games were the last Winter Games until 2014 to have demonstration sports , consisting of curling , aerials , ski ballet and speed skiing . It was the last Olympics to have an outdoor speed skating rink . The games were succeeded by the 1992 Winter Paralympics from 25 March to 1 April . Norwegians won every male cross-country skiing race , with Bjørn Dæhlie and Vegard Ulvang both collecting three gold .
Sokratis Aristodimou ( born 4 May 1970 ) is a Cypriot alpine skier . He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics .
Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville , France , consisted of ten alpine skiing events , held 9-22 February . The men 's races were held at Val dIsère , except for the slalom , which was at Les Menuires . All five women 's events were conducted at Méribel .
The 1988 Summer Olympics ( Korean : 서울 하계 올림픽 ; RR : Seoul Hagye Ollimpik [ sʌ.ul ɦaɡje olːimpʰik ] ) , officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul , South Korea . In the Seoul Games , 159 nations were represented by a total of 8,391 athletes : 6,197 men and 2,194 women . 237 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics . 11,331 media ( 4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters ) showed the Games all over the world . These were the last Olympic Games for the Soviet Union and East Germany , as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games . The Soviets utterly dominated the medal table , winning 55 gold and 132 total medals . No country came close to this result after 1988 . The games were boycotted by North Korea and its ally , Cuba . Ethiopia , Albania and the Seychelles did not respond to the invitations sent by the IOC . Nicaragua did not participate due to athletic and financial considerations . The participation of Madagascar had been expected , and their team was expected at the opening ceremony of 160 nations . However , the country withdrew because of financial reasons .
Mikhalakis Tymbios ( born December 15 , 1948 ) is a Cypriot sport shooter . He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988 . In 1984 , he placed 69th in the mixed skeet event , and in 1988 , he tied for 20th place in the mixed skeet event .
The shooting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul , South Korea . Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events - seven men 's events , four women 's events , and two events open to both genders . It was the first games for the 10 metre air pistol events , and the last for the 50 metre running target event , later replaced by 10 metre running target . It was also the first time the Olympic shooting competitions included finals for the top eight ( in some cases six ) competitors .
The 1988 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) , was a multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary , Alberta , Canada , between February 13 and 28 , 1988 and were the first Winter Olympics to be held over a whole two week period . The host city was selected in 1981 over Falun , Sweden , and Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy . Most events took place in Calgary while several skiing events were held in the mountain resorts of Nakiska and Canmore , west of the city . A then-record 57 nations competed and 1,423 athletes participated . As it had in Montreal in 1976 , Canada again failed to win a gold medal in an official medal event as the host nation . Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen and Dutch speed skater Yvonne van Gennip were individual medal leaders with each winning three gold medals . The games are also remembered for the heroic failure of British ski jumper Eddie The Eagle Edwards , and the Winter Olympic début of the Jamaica national bobsled team , both of which would be subjects of major feature films about their participation in the games . The Calgary games were at the time one of the most expensive Olympics ever held , but the organizing committee turned record television and sponsorship revenue into a net surplus that was used to maintain the facilities built for the Olympics and develop the Calgary region into the heart of Canada 's elite winter sports program . The five purpose-built venues continue to be used in their original functions , and have helped the country develop into one of the top nations in Winter Olympic competition ; Canada more than quintupled the five medals it won in Calgary at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics .
Alpine Skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events , held February 15-27 at Nakiska on Mount Allan , a new ski area west of Calgary . These Olympics featured the first change in the alpine skiing program in more than 30 years . The Super-G was added and the combined event returned ; it was last contested at the Winter Olympics in 1948 , prior to the addition of the giant slalom .
The 1984 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 28 to August 12 , 1984 , in Los Angeles , California , United States ( and other venues around the United States ) . This was the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games , the first being in 1932 . California was the home state of then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan , who officially opened the Games . The logo for the 1984 Games , branded Stars in Motion , featured red , white and blue stars arranged horizontally and struck through with alternating streaks . The official mascot of the Games was Sam the Olympic Eagle . These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch . The 1984 Games were boycotted by a total of fourteen Eastern Bloc countries , including the Soviet Union and East Germany , in response to the American-led boycott of the previous 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ; Romania was the only Eastern Bloc nation that opted to attend the Games . Iran and Libya also chose to boycott the Games for unrelated reasons . Despite the field being depleted in certain sports due to the boycott , 140 National Olympic Committees took part , which was a record at the time . The United States won the most gold and overall medals , followed by Romania and West Germany . The 1984 Summer Olympics are widely considered to be the most financially successful modern Olympics and served as an example of how to run the model Olympic Games . As a result of low construction costs , coupled with a reliance on private corporate funding , the 1984 Olympic Games generated a profit of more than $ 250 million .
Marios Kassianidis ( born 16 September 1954 ) is a Cypriot long-distance runner . He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics .
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , 41 events in athletics were contested . There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries . Womens marathon and womens 3000 meters were contested for the first time at these Games .
The 1984 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games ( French : XIVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ; Serbo-Croatian : XIV . zimske olimpijske igre / XIV Зимске олимпијске игре ; Macedonian : XIV Зимски олимписки игри ; Slovene : XIV olimpijske zimske igre ) , was a winter multi-sport event which took place from 8-19 February 1984 in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia , in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina . Other candidate cities were Sapporo , Japan ; and Gothenburg , Sweden . It was the first Winter Olympic Games held in a socialist state and in a Slavic language-speaking country . It was also the second Olympics overall , as well as the second consecutive Olympics , to be held in a socialist and in a Slavic language-speaking country after the 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow , Soviet Union . Furthermore , it was the first Olympics held in the Balkans after the first modern Games in Athens . The Sarajevo games have also been the only Olympics so far to be hosted by a Non-Aligned Movement member .
Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events , held 13-19 February in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia . The men 's races were at Bjelašnica and the women 's at Jahorina . Due to weather delays ( a blizzard ) , both downhill races were postponed several days and run after the giant slalom races . This was the first Winter Olympics since 1936 which did not also serve as the world championships for alpine skiing . It was the last Olympic program with just six events for alpine skiing ; ten events were held in 1988 with the return of the combined event and the addition of Super G. Banned from competition at these Olympics by the International Ski Federation ( FIS ) were top World Cup racers Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden and Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein , both double gold medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics and leading the World Cup in 1984 . They had accepted promotional payments directly , rather than through their national ski federations . Also absent was Marc Girardelli , who had not yet gained his citizenship from Luxembourg and was not allowed to compete for his native Austria .
The 1980 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad ( Russian : И́гры XXII Олимпиа́ды , tr . Igry XXII Olimpiady ) , was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow , Soviet Union , in present-day Russia . The 1980 Games were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Eastern Europe , and remain the only Summer Olympics held there , as well as the first Olympic Games to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country . They were also the only Olympic Games to be held in a communist country until 2008 in China . These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris , 3rd Baron Killanin . Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games - the smallest number since 1956 . Led by the United States , 66 countries boycotted the games entirely because of the Soviet-Afghan War . Some athletes from some of the boycotting countries ( they are not included in the list of 66 countries that boycotted the games entirely ) participated in the games under the Olympic Flag . The Soviet Union would later boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics . The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals , with the USSR and East Germany winning 127 out of 204 available golds .
Kostas Papakostas ( born 2 October 1948 ) is a Cypriot judoka . He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics .
The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan , since the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . Medals were awarded to male judoka in eight competitions , seven weight classes and the open competition - two more than in 1976 . All events were held at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki ( south western part of Moscow ) . The schedule started on July 27 and ended on August 2 .