Cyprus earned its first Olympic medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics when Pavlos Kontides earned a silver medal in the men's laser sailing event. They had a near miss at the 2008 Olympics when Antonis Nikolaidis lost the bronze medal shoot-off in men's skeet.
Cyprus achieved its inaugural Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Games with Pavlos Kontides' silver in laser sailing. They nearly secured a bronze at the 2008 Olympics during the men's skeet event, where Antonis Nikolaidis missed out on the shoot-off.