Andreas Cariolou

Andreas Cariolou (Greek: Ανδρέας Καριόλου; born November 24, 1982) is a four-time Olympic windsurfer from Cyprus.[1][2]

Andreas Cariolou
Personal information
Nationality Cyprus
Born (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982
Egkomi, Cyprus
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Sailboard

He accomplished thirteenth-place finishes at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, closely missing qualification into the medal race. At his third Olympics in London, Cariolou improved further in the men's event, but suffered a few bad races, which affected his position in the overall rankings, and ultimately ended up in seventeenth place. In Rio 2016 Olympics he was again close to the top 10 mid championship, but he ended in 19th place.

After some time off, he returned to action in 2017 with a 16th place at the European Championship. In September 2019 he qualified for his 5th Olympic Games, which is an all-time record for Cyprus, being the first athlete from the island-nation to qualify for five Olympic Games.[3]

The 3rd place in the World Championship in Mistral in 2005, was a great success for him and Cyprus.

Cariolou is an athlete of Kyrenia Nautical Club, and is currently trained by Giannis Sarris.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Cariolou". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. "Andreas Carioulou". London 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. "5th Olympic Qualification". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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