Cyprus at the Paralympics explained

Npc:CYP
Npcname:Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
Games:Paralympics
Gold:3
Silver:3
Bronze:2

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 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). Execpt two silvers won in 2008 Games all the six another medals has won by Pelendritou.[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

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13
Karolina Pelendritou Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12
Karolina Pelendritou Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11
2008 Beijing Men's 200 m T46
Antonis Aresti 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 400 m T46
Karolina Pelendritou Women's 100 m Breastroke SB12
Karolina Pelendritou Beijing 2008 Swimming Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM12
Karolina PelendritouTokyo 2020SwimmingWomen's 50m freestyle S11

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=CYP&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Cyprus at the Paralympics
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=CYP&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Cyprus at the Paralympics