Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...
competed at the
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...
for the first time at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow
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,
USSR
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.
Results by event
Judo
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...
Men's under 60 kg
*
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
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
Men's 100 m Backstroke
*
Laris Phylactou
Lakis Fylaktou (born 28 January 1964) is a Cypriot swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics at the age of 16. At the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры ...
** Heats — 1:08.92 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
*
Linos Petridis
Linos Petridis (born 16 June 1961) is a Cypriot swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ig ...
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
Anabel Drousiotou (born 16 April 1966) is a Cypriot swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...
** Heats — 1:15.85 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
*
Olga Loizou
Olga Loizou (born 3 December 1961) is a Cypriot swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...
** Heats — 1:06.50 (→ did not advance)
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' ( land yacht) over a chose ...
Men's Finn (single handed dinghy)
* Laris Phylactou- 147 points (21st place)
Men's Double-Handed 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
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – In ...
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...