Cyprus competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Results by event
Judo Men's under 60 kg Spyros Spyrou First Round — Defeated Ashkhoussen Mamodaly Yusei Gachi (Madagascar) Second Round —Lost Jürg Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Men's under 65 kg Constantinos Constantinou - Round 1
Men's under 71 kg Neophytos Aresti - Round 1
Men's under 86 kg Spyros Spyrou First Round — Estrella Milton (Ecuador) in 5:00 Second Round —Lost Holliday Hohn Ippon (United Kingdom|Great Britain) in 2:28
Men's under 95 kg Panicos Evripidou - Round 1
Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke Laris Phylactou Heats — 1:08.92 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke Linos Petridis
Men's 100 m Butterfly Linos Petridis Heats — 1:06.61 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Freestyle Laris Phylactou Heats — 57,41 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke Annabel Drousiotou Heats — 1:15.85 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle Olga Loizou Heats — 1:06.50 (→ did not advance)
Sailing Men's Finn (single handed dinghy) Laris Phylactou- 147 points (21st place)
Men's Double-Handed Dinghy (470) Demetrios Demetriou, Panayiotis Nicolaou - 117 points (14th place)
External links Cyprus in 1980 Olympics by Cyprus Olympic Committee