Cyprus at the 1980 Summer Olympics
# Cyprus at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Cyprus competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

## Results by event

### Judo

Men's under 60 kg

* Spyros Spyrou
   * First Round — Defeated Ashkhoussen Mamodaly Yusei Gachi (Madagascar)
   * Second Round —Lost Jürg Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Men's under 65 kg

* Constantinos Constantinou - Round 1

Men's under 71 kg

* Neophytos Aresti - Round 1

Men's under 86 kg

* Spyros Spyrou
   * First Round — Estrella Milton (Ecuador) in 5:00
   * Second Round —Lost Holliday Hohn Ippon (United Kingdom|Great Britain) in 2:28

Men's under 95 kg

* Panicos Evripidou - Round 1

### Swimming

Men's 100 m Backstroke

* Laris Phylactou
   * Heats — 1:08.92 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

* Linos Petridis

Men's 100 m Butterfly

* Linos Petridis
   * Heats — 1:06.61 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

* Laris Phylactou
   * Heats — 57,41 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

* Annabel Drousiotou
   * Heats — 1:15.85 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

* Olga Loizou
   * Heats — 1:06.50 (→ did not advance)

### Sailing

Men's Finn (single handed dinghy)

* Laris Phylactou- 147 points (21st place)

Men's Double-Handed Dinghy (470)

* Demetrios Demetriou, Panayiotis Nicolaou - 117 points (14th place)
