Cyprus at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

Cyprus at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CYP
NOC	Cyprus Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Moscow
Competitors	14 (12 men/2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Kostas Papakostas
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Results by event

Judo

Men's under 60 kg

• Spyros Spyrou
  1. First Round — Defeated Ashkhoussen Mamodaly Yusei Gachi (Madagascar)
  2. 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
  1. First Round — Estrella Milton (Ecuador) in 5:00
  2. Second Round —Lost Holliday Hohn Ippon (United Kingdom|Great Britain) in 2:28

Men's under 95 kg

• Panicos Evripidou - Round 1

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

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