Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cyprus at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code CYP
NPC Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.org.cy
in Beijing
Competitors 4 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 2 1 4
Summer Paralympics appearances

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]

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 Date
 Gold Karolina Pelendritou Swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB12
 Silver Antonis Aresti Athletics Men's 400m - T46
 Silver Antonis Aresti Athletics Men's 200m - T46
 Bronze Karolina Pelendritou Swimming Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM12

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References

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