Marios Athanasiadis
 Athanasiadis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 1986 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004–2007 | Bikin'Cyprus MTB |
| 2008 | A-Style–Somn |
Medal record | |
Marios Athanasiadis (born 31 October 1986)[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]
Major results
MTB
- 2003
- 1st
National Junior XCO Championships - 2004
- 1st National XCO Championships
- 2005
- 2nd National XCO Championships
- 3rd
Cross-country, Games of the Small States of Europe - 2006
- 1st National XCO Championships
- 2007
- 2nd National XCO Championships
- 2008
- 1st National XCO Championships
- 2nd
Balkan Under-23 XCO Championships - 3rd Balkan XCO Championships
- 2009
- 1st
Cross-country, Games of the Small States of Europe - 2010
- 1st National XCO Championships
- 2011
- 2nd Cross-country, Games of the Small States of Europe
- 2013
- 2nd Cross-country, Games of the Small States of Europe
Road
- 2008
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2009
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2010
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
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.