Pavlos Kontides (Greek: Παύλος Κοντίδης, born 11 February 1990) is a Cypriot sailor.[1] He became the first Cypriot athlete ever to win an Olympic medal for his country, by winning the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class behind Tom Slingsby, then twelve years later in Paris getting another medal of the same color behind Australia's Matthew Wearn.[2] He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2012.[3] On Tuesday 19 of September 2017, Kontides took the 1st place in 2017 ILCA World Championship in Split, Croatia, becoming a World Champion. He won the championship again in 2018, as well as a silver in 2013.
Kontides also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class, obtaining the 13th place. In the same year, he won gold at the World Junior Championships and in 2009 he won two silver medals in World Cups and a bronze in the Paneuropean Men's Championship.[4]
The Republic of Cyprus honored Kontides through the issue of a Commemorative Stamp.
References
^"Pavlos Kontides". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.