Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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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
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Evripides Georgiou | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 560 | 13 | did not advance | ||
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 | | |