Cyprus at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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.

Cyprus at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Cyprus
CGF codeCYP
CGACyprus Olympic Committee
Websiteolympic.org.cy (in Greek and English)
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors46 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
8
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
14
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Medalists

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 10717
Beach volleyball 224
Boxing 101
Cycling 112
Gymnastics 459
Shooting 5510
Swimming 112
Wrestling 101
Total252146

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Floor 13.966 — 13.966 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rings — 13.766 — 13.766 5
Vault — 13.933 — 13.933 6
Parallel bars — 14.533 — 14.533 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hoop 14.850 — 14.850 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ball — 13.800 — 13.800 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Clubs — 13.550 — 13.550 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ribbon — 12.900 12.900 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andri Eleftheriou 69 6 Q 52 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 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.
  4. "Gold Coast 2018 beach volleyball competition pools announced". www.fivb.org/. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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