Cyprus at the Paralympics

Cyprus made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, with a delegation of six athletes competing in archery, track and field, and swimming. The country has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.[1]

Cyprus at the
Paralympics
IPC codeCYP
NPCCyprus National Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.org.cy
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer appearances

Cyprus did not win any medals until the 2004 Games in Athens, where swimmer Karolina Pelendritou became the first Cypriot Paralympic champion, in the women's 100m breaststroke (SB13 category). Other medals were won at the 2008 Games in Beijing: a gold, two silver and a bronze.[2] Pelendritou went on to win her fourth and Cyprus' sixth Paralympic medal at 2012 Games in London with a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke (SB12 category).

List of medallists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldKarolina Pelendritou2004 AthensSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB13
 GoldKarolina Pelendritou2008 BeijingSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB12
 SilverAntonis Aresti2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 200 m T46
 SilverAntonis Aresti2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 400 m T46
 SilverKarolina PelendritouLondon 2012SwimmingWomen's 100 m Breastroke SB12
 BronzeKarolina PelendritouBeijing 2008SwimmingWomen's 200 m Individual Medley SM12

See also

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


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