Cyprus competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR.

Results by event

Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Judo

Men's under 60 kg * Spyros Spyrou (judoka), Spyros Spyrou *# First Round — Defeated Ashkhoussen Mamodaly Yusei Gachi (Madagascar) *# Second Round —Lost Jürg Röthlisberger (Switzerland) Men's under 65 kg * Constantinos Constantinou - Round 1 Men's under 71 kg * Neophytos Aresti - Round 1 Men's under 86 kg * Spyros Spyrou *# First Round — Estrella Milton (Ecuador) in 5:00 *# Second Round —Lost Holliday Hohn Ippon (United Kingdom, Great Britain) in 2:28 Men's under 95 kg * Panicos Evripidou - Round 1

Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Swimming

Men's 100 m Backstroke * Laris Phylactou ** Heats — 1:08.92 (→ did not advance) Men's 100 m Breaststroke * Linos Petridis Men's 100 m Butterfly * Linos Petridis ** Heats — 1:06.61 (→ did not advance) Men's 100 m Freestyle * Laris Phylactou ** Heats — 57,41 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 m Backstroke * Annabel Drousiotou ** Heats — 1:15.85 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 m Freestyle * Olga Loizou ** Heats — 1:06.50 (→ did not advance)

Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Sailing

Men's Finn (single handed dinghy) * Laris Phylactou- 147 points (21st place) Men's Double-Handed Dinghy (470 (dinghy), 470) * Demetrios Demetriou, Panayiotis Nicolaou - 117 points (14th place)

External links

Cyprus in 1980 Olympics by Cyprus Olympic Committee
{{Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics Cyprus at the Summer Olympics by year, 1980 1980 in Cypriot sport, Summer Olympics