Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cyprus sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Its delegation consisted in one track and field athlete (Antonis Aresti), one competitor in shooting (Evripides Georgiou), and two swimmers (Karolina Pelendritou and Andreas Potamitis).[1]

Cyprus at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCYP
NPCCyprus National Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.org.cy
in Beijing
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances

The country won a total of four medals: one gold, two silver and one bronze. This was by far Cyprus' best performance ever at the Paralympics; over the course of its five previous participations, it had won a single medal: a gold in swimming in 2004.[2]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldKarolina PelendritouSwimmingWomen's 100m breaststroke SB12
 SilverAntonis ArestiAthleticsMen's 400m T46
 SilverAntonis ArestiAthleticsMen's 200m T46
 BronzeKarolina PelendritouSwimmingWomen's 200m individual medley SM12

Sports

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Antonis Aresti T46 200m 22.43 2 Q 22.15
400m 49.74 4 Q 48.87

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Evripides Georgiou Men's 10m air pistol SH1 560 13 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Andreas Potamitis S6 Men's 50m freestyle 34.07 10 Did not advance
Men's 100m freestyle DSQ Did not advance
Karolina Pelendritou S12 Women's 50m freestyle 29.09 5 Q 28.72 5
SB12 Women's 100m breaststroke 1:16.82 WR 1 Q 1:17.58
SM12 Women's 200m individual medley 2:42.65 3 Q 2:35.30
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See also

References
  1. Cyprus at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Cyprus at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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