Marios Georgiou

Marios Georgiou (Greek: Μάριος Γεωργίου) (born 10 November 1997) is a Greek Cypriot male artistic gymnast, representing his nation in international competitions. He qualified as a lone gymnast on the Cypriot squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics by securing one of the spots available at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]

Marios Georgiou
Georgiou at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameMarios Georgiou
Country representedCyprus
Born (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997
HometownLimassol, Cyprus
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2016
ClubAthanasia Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Panagiotis Petridis
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Cyprus
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskParallel Bars
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichHorizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzczecinAll Around
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast All Around
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamAll Around
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamHorizontal Bar
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaAll Around
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place2022 OranHorizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place2018 TarragonaParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2018 TarragonaPommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranAll Around
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland All Around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Vault
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Iceland Floor Exercise

Marios won golds in the floor and parallel bars disciplines and the bronze medal in the individual all-around event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3]

He has qualified to represent Cyprus at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's artistic gymnastics all-around event.[4]

Recently in 2022 Marios won 3 golds in all individuals around event at the world challenge cup

Early life

Marios Georgiou was born in Cyprus and is the son of a Cypriot father and a Filipina mother.[5]

References
  1. "Marios Georgiou". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". International Federation of Gymnastics. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. "Results - Men's Artistic Gymnastics". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. "Eleven Cypriots qualified for Tokyo 2020". aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. "Champion gymnast was 'born this way' | Cyprus Mail".


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