Marios Athanasiadis
 Athanasiadis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Cyprus
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| Games of the Small States of Europe | ||
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2009 Cyprus | Cross-country |
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2011 Liechtenstein | Cross-country |
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2013 Luxembourg | Mountain bike |
Marios Athanasiadis (born 31 October 1986, Nicosia)[1] is a Cypriot cross-country mountain biker.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 40th place, the last rider to finish without being lapped.[3] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games he finished in 16th place in the men's cross-country.[4]
He took up cycling at the age of 12, introduced to it by the man who would become his coach.[5] His gold medal at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe was Cyprus's first in mountain biking.[5] He was also the Cypriot Youth Ambassador at 2010 Youth Olympic Games.[5]
References
- ^ "Marios Athanasiadis Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Marios Athanasiadis". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Cycling at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Mountainbike, Cross-Country". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's Cross-country". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Glasgow 2014 - Marios Athanasiadis Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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