CYPRUS IN COMMONWEALTH

GAMES

Commonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, which were cancelled due to World War II, has taken place every four years since then. Although there are 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 71 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games, as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flag.

• Cyprus is one of the 71 teams participating in the Commonwealth Games.

• First Cyprus participation was in 1978 in Edmonton.

• The 20th Commonwealth games were held in Glasgow and Cyprus competed with 50 athletes in 10 different sports. 16 of them were members in the track and field team.

Edmonton 1978• One participation in Track and Field.

Brisbane 1982

• Six participations in Track and Field.

Auckland 1990• Seven participations in Track and

Field.• One Gold Medal in Triple Jump by

Marios Hajiandreou.

Victoria 1994• 10 participations in Track

and Field.

Kuala Lumpur 1998

• Six participations in Track and Field.• One Silver Medal in Shot Put by Michalis

Loucas.

Manchester 2002• 11 participations in Track

and Field.

Melbourne 2006

• Eight participations in Track and Field.• Bronze Medal in High Jump by

Kyriakos Ioannou.

Delhi 2010• 12 participations in Track and Field• One Silver Medal in Pole Vault by

Marianna Zachariade.

Glasgow 2014

• 16 participations in Track and Field.• Two Silver Medals in High Jump by Kyriakos

Ioannou and Discus Throw by Apostolos Parellis.