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 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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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
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

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Antonis Aresti	T46	200m	22.43	2 Q	22.15
		400m	49.74	4 Q	48.87

Shooting

Swimming

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Andreas Potamitis	S6	Men's 50m freestyle	34.07	10	did not advance
		Men's 100m freestyle	DSQ		did not advance
Karolina Pelendritou	S12	Women's 50m freestyle	29.09	5 Q	28.72	5
	SB12	Women's 100m breaststroke	1:16.82 WR	1 Q	1:17.58
	SM12	Women's 200m individual medley	2:42.65	3 Q	2:35.30