Republic of 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 ge ...

competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Cyprus Olympic Committee The Cyprus Olympic Committee (COC) ( el, Κυπριακή Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή) is National Olympic Committee representing the Republic of Cyprus. It is responsible for promoting the Olympic ideals on the island and for ensuring ...

sent the nation's smallest team ever to the Games since 1988. A total of 13 athletes, 9 men and 4 women, competed in 7 sports. Skeet shooter

Georgios Achilleos Georgios Achilleos (; 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 ...

became the first Cypriot athlete to participate in four Olympic games. Professional tennis player and one-time Australian Open finalist

Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis ( el, Μάρκος Παγδατής, ar, ماركوس بغداتيس; ; born 17 June 1985) is a Cypriot former professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledo ...

, who did not compete in Beijing because of injury, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Cyprus left London with its first ever Olympic medal by sailor

Pavlos Kontides Pavlos Kontides ( gr, 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 Me ...

, who won silver in the men's Laser event.

Medalists

Athletics

Cypriot athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ;Men ;Women

Cycling

Cyprus has qualified the following cyclists for the Games. MTB cycling 2012 Olympics M cross-country CYP Marios Athanasiadis

Mountain biking

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

Sailing

Cyprus has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events ;Men M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Cyprus has qualified for three quota places in shooting; ;Men ;Women

Swimming

Swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ;Women

Tennis

References

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2012 in Cypriot sport