Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cyprus at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Cyprus IPC code  CYP NPC Cyprus National Paralympic Committee
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Medals Rank: 44	Gold 1	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 4
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960–1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

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

See also

• Cyprus at the Paralympics
• Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee

References

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