Cyprus at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Cyprus
CGF code	CYP
CGA	Cyprus Olympic Committee
Website	olympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	46 in 8 sports
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 8 Silver 1 Bronze 5 Total 14
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Cyprus competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.[1] It was Cyprus's 10th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

The Cypriot team consists of 47 athletes competing in eight sports.[2][3] Only 46 athletes competed.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Marios Georgiou Gymnastics Men's Floor 8 April  Gold Panagiota Andreou Shooting Women's Skeet 8 April  Gold Marios Georgiou Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars 9 April  Gold Georgios Achilleos Shooting Men's Skeet 9 April  Gold Eleni Ellina Diamanto Evripidou Viktoria Skittidi Gymnastics Women's Rhythmic Team All-Around 11 April  Gold Diamanto Evripidou Gymnastics Women's Rhythmic All-Around 12 April  Gold Diamanto Evripidou Gymnastics Women's hoop 13 April  Gold Diamanto Evripidou Gymnastics Women's ball 13 April  Silver Diamanto Evripidou Gymnastics Women's clubs 13 April  Bronze Marios Georgiou Gymnastics Men's Artistic All-around 7 April  Bronze Andri Eleftheriou Shooting Women's Skeet 8 April  Bronze Apostolos Parellis Athletics Men's Discus Throw 13 April  Bronze Diamanto Evripidou Gymnastics Women's ribbon 13 April  Bronze Alexios Kaouslidis Wrestling Men's -97 kg 13 April

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 0 0 1 1 Gymnastics 6 1 2 9 Shooting 2 0 1 3 Wrestling 0 0 1 1 Total 8 1 5 14

Medals by day Day Total 5 April 0 0 0 0 6 April 0 0 0 0 7 April 0 0 1 1 8 April 2 0 1 3 9 April 2 0 0 2 10 April 0 0 0 0 11 April 1 0 0 1 12 April 0 2 1 3 13 April 2 1 3 6 14 April 0 0 0 0 15 April 0 0 0 0 Total 8 1 5 14

Medals by gender Gender Total Female 5 1 2 8 Male 3 0 3 6 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 8 1 5 14

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	10	7	17
Beach volleyball	2	2	4
Boxing	1	0	1
Cycling	1	1	2
Gymnastics	4	5	9
Shooting	5	5	10
Swimming	1	1	2
Wrestling	1	0	1
Total	25	21	46

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus participated with 17 athletes (10 men and 7 women).

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Christos Dimitriou	800 m	1:47.82	4	did not advance
Amine Khadiri	1500 m	3:44.29	4 Q	3:40.76	10
Christos Dimitriou		3:49.84	7	did not advance
Amine Khadiri	5000 m	—		14:16:53	10
Milan Trajkovic	110 m hurdles	13.36	3 Q	13.42	4
Nikolas Fragkou	3000 m steeplechase	—		9:03.12	10

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Vasilios Konstantinou	High jump	2.10	18	did not advance
Nikandros Stylianou	Pole vault	—		5.35	7
Andreas Christou	Discus throw	NM		did not advance
Apostolos Parellis		61.45	5 q	63.61
Alexandros Poursanidis	Hammer throw	—		63.86	15
Constantinos Stathelakos		—		64.87	12

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ramona Papaioannou	100 m	11.65	4 q	11.67	6	did not advance
Eleni Artymata	400 m	52.90	3 Q	52.38	5	did not advance
Natalia Evangelidou	800 m	2:01.77	7	—		did not advance
	1500 m	4:10.98	7	—		did not advance
Natalia Christofi	100 m hurdles	13.66	5	—		did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Maria Aristotelous	Pole vault	—		3.85	12
Nektaria Panagi	Long jump	6.63	4 Q	6.44	6
Androniki Lada	Discus throw	—		53.12	8

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus qualified a women's beach volleyball team and received a wildcard for a men's team for a total of four athletes.[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dimitris Apostolou Georgios Chrysostomou	Men's	O'Dea / O'Dea (NZL) L 1 - 2 (21–16, 19–21, 11–15)  Gregory / Sheaf (ENG) L 0 - 2 (17–21, 7–21)  Acácio / Soares (MOZ) W 2 - 0 (21–18, 21–17)	3 q	Pedlow / Schachter (CAN) L 0 - 2 (17–21, 15–21)	did not advance
Manolina Konstantinou Mariota Angelopoulou	Women's	Del Solar / Clancy (AUS) L 0 - 2 (14–21, 9–21)  Beattie / Coutts (SCO) W 2 - 0 (21–8, 21–16)  Stafford / Williams (GRN) W 2 - 0 (21–3, 21–14)	2 Q	Wills / Polley (NZL) W 2 - 0 (21–10, 21–17)	H-Paredes / Pavan (CAN) L 0 - 2 (7-21, 12-21)	Matauatu – Pata (VAN) L 0 - 2 (14-21, 10-21)	4

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus participated with a team of 1 athlete (1 man)

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Andreas Kokkinos	−75 kg	BYE	John Docherty (SCO) L 0–5	did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Andreas Miltiadis	Men's Road race	3:57:58	15
	Men's Time trial	53:16.94	20
Antri Christoforou	Women's Road race	3:02:31	11
	Women's Time trial	38:01.11	6

Mountain bike

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Andreas Miltiadis	Men's cross-country	1:28:18	15
Antri Christoforou	Women's cross-country	-1LAP	10

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Artistic

Cyprus participated with 6 athletes (4 men and 2 women).

Men

Team Final & Individual Qualification

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Marios Georgiou	Team	13.950 Q	12.900	13.750 Q	14.300 Q	14.150 Q	10.950	80.000	7 Q
Ilias Georgiou		12.900	13.050	13.350	13.425	14.300 Q	13.750 Q	80.775	6 Q
Michalis Krasias		11.600	12.550	13.000	13.400	11.750	13.050	75.350	20
Neofytos Kyriakou		13.150	11.000	—	13.950 Q	12.400	12.050	—
Total		40.000	38.500	40.100	41.675	40.850	38.850	239.975	4

Individual Finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Marios Georgiou	All-around	13.600	14.100	13.950	14.250	13.950	13.900	83.750
	Floor	13.966	—					13.966
	Rings	—		13.766	—			13.766	5
	Vault	—			13.933	—		13.933	6
	Parallel bars	—				14.533	—	14.533
Ilias Georgiou	All-around	13.300	11.600	12.650	13.300	13.950	13.500	78.300	9
	Parallel bars	—				13.083	—	13.083	7
	Horizonral bar	—					12.533	12.533	7
Neofytos Kyriakou	Vault	—			13.716	—		13.716	8

Women

Individual Qualification

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F
Eleni Eliades	Qualification	12.100	8.350	9.900	10.000	40.350	27
Gloria Philassides		12.050	7.800	9.350	10.100	39.300	28

Rhythmic

Cyprus participated with 3 athletes (3 women).

Team & Individual Qualification

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon
Eleni Ellina	Team	12.100	11.650	11.700	11.550 Q	47.000	10
Diamanto Evripidou		14.550 Q	14.600 Q	14.375 Q	13.450 Q	56.975	1 Q
Viktoria Skittidi		12.750	11.350	13.900 Q	11.450	49.450	5 Q
Total		39.400	26.250	39.975	25.000	130.625

Individual Finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon
Eleni Ellina	Ribbon	—			9.950	9.950	7
Diamanto Evripidou	All-around	13.800	15.100	13.850	13.000	55.750
	Hoop	14.850	—			14.850
	Ball	—	13.800	—		13.800
	Clubs	—		13.550	—	13.550
	Ribbon	—			12.900	12.900
Viktoria Skittidi	All-around	13.850	10.500	14.000	11.300	49.650	6
	Clubs	—		11.150	—	11.150	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus participated with 10 athletes (5 men and 5 women).

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alexandros Christoforou	10 metre air rifle	603.6	16	did not advance
Andreas Makri	Trap	115	10	did not advance
Stephen Theodotou	Double trap	131	7	did not advance
Georgios Achilleos	Skeet	123	1 Q	57
George Kazakos		116	13	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Marilena Constantinou	10 metre air rifle	405.9	13	did not advance
Panagiota Charalampous	10 metre air pistol	360	15	did not advance
Georgia Konstantinidou	Trap	63	10	did not advance
	Double trap	—		84	5
Panagiota Andreou	Skeet	74	1 Q	40
Andri Eleftheriou		69	6 Q	52

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Constantinos Hadjittooulis	Men's 200 m freestyle	1:58.36	24	—		did not advance
	Men's 400 m freestyle	4:06.03	13	—		did not advance
	Men's 1500 m freestyle	—				16:26.93	8
Kalia Antoniou	Women's 50 m freestyle	25.97	11 Q	25.89	10	did not advance
	Women's 100 m freestyle	58.65	19	did not advance
	Women's 50 m backstroke	30.62	21	did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cyprus participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alexios Kaouslidis	-97 kg	Bye	Khatri (IND) L 0 - 4	Did not advance	Bye	Tamarau (NGR) W 3 - 1

See also

• Cyprus at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

References

1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. Pavitt, Michael (21 March 2018). "Cyprus name 47-member team for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. "Cyprus takes part in Commonwealth Games with 47 athletes in April". Cyprium News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. "Gold Coast 2018 beach volleyball competition pools announced". www.fivb.org/. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.