Georgios Achilleos

Georgios Achilleos
Personal information
NationalityCypriot
Born (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980 (age 43)
London, UK
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Cyprus
SportShooting
EventSkeet
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Cyprus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nicosia Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2007 Nicosia Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Munich Skeet team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Cairo Skeet team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Maribor Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lonato Skeet team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Munich Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Moscow Skeet individual
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Dubai Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Beijing Skeet individual
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Santo Domingo Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2008 Belgrade Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 San Marino Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dorset Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Lonato Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 Lonato Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2003 New Delhi Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2005 Americana Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2007 Lonato Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Munich Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maribor Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sydney Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2017 Larnaca Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Lonato Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Changwon Skeet individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Granada Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Larnaca Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Suhl Skeet individual
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Mixed Skeet
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Skeet pairs
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Skeet pairs
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Skeet individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Skeet individual
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Skeet individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Skeet individual
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2001 San Marino Skeet individual
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Malta Skeet individual
Juniors Shooting
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tampere Skeet individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nicosia Skeet individual
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Georgios Achilleos (Greek: Γεώργιος Αχιλλέως; born December 24, 1980) is a Cypriot sports shooter and past World titlist and World No. 1[1] in Skeet.

He is a four-time[2] Skeet Shooting medalist in the World Championships, and a four-time[3] Olympian, with his 5th position in Beijing 2008 being to date (as of 2017) Cyprus’ third-best all time placing[4] at the Olympics, after Pavlos Kontides’ silver medal in Laser sailing in London 2012 and Antonis Nikolaidis’ 4th place in Skeet Shooting in Beijing 2008.

He was the national flag bearer at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Achilleos has the existing distinction of being the inaugural Cypriot athlete to set a World Record in an Olympic Sport.[5] He is the current WR holder after shooting 125/125 at the 2015 Larnaca ISSF World Cup. His inaugural World Record was in 2005 in Dubai where he scored 124+24.

  1. ^ "George Achilleos No 1 in the world". Parikiaki. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Cyprus' most decorated and beloved skeet shooter".
  3. ^ "The road to Rio for Achilleos".
  4. ^ "Olympic Medal Still Eludes Cyprus".
  5. ^ "Ο μοναδικός Κύπριος αθλητής που έχει πετύχει παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ σε Ολυμπιακό άθλημα".