Cyprus at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Cyprus competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Judo
Men's under 60 kg
 * Spyros Spyrou
 * First Round &mdash; Defeated Ashkhoussen Mamodaly Yusei Gachi (Madagascar)
 * Second Round &mdash;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 &mdash; Estrella Milton (Ecuador) in 5:00
 * Second Round &mdash;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 &mdash; 1:08.92 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Linos Petridis

Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * Linos Petridis
 * Heats &mdash; 1:06.61 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Freestyle
 * Laris Phylactou
 * Heats &mdash; 57,41 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke
 * Annabel Drousiotou
 * Heats &mdash; 1:15.85 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle
 * Olga Loizou
 * Heats &mdash; 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)