Antonakis Andreou (Greek: Αντωνάκης Ανδρεου) often called Antonis Andreou, is a Cypriot sport shooter. He has represented Cyprus in the 1996 Summer Olympics ranking 9th and the 2000 Summer Olympics ranking 8th. He represented Cyprus at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 22nd.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Dhekelia, Cyprus |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | Skeet |
Medal record | |
He won a gold medal for Cyprus at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Skeet pairs.[2]
He was the flag bearer for Cyprus at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
In 2011 he equaled the world record and claimed the gold medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Beijing, China.
Records
edit| World records held in Skeet from 2005 to 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Qualification | 125 | Vincent Hancock (USA) Tore Brovold (NOR) Mykola Milchev (UKR) Jan Sychra (CZE) Tore Brovold (NOR) Jan Sychra (CZE) Antonakis Andreou (CYP) Juan José Aramburu (ESP) Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) Anthony Terras (FRA) Efthimios Mitas (GRE) |
14 June 2007 13 July 2008 9 May 2009 20 May 2009 25 July 2009 7 March 2011 22 April 2011 13 September 2011 17 January 2012 26 March 2012 26 March 2012 |
Lonato (ITA) Nicosia (CYP) Cairo (EGY) Munich (GER) Osijek (CRO) Concepción (CHI) Beijing (CHN) Belgrade (SER) Doha (QAT) Tucson (USA) Tucson (USA) |
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "London 2012 - Men's Skeet". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ [1]
