Georgios Achilleos

Georgios Achilleos (Greek: Γεώργιος Αχιλλέως; born December 24, 1980) is a Cypriot sports shooter and past World titlist and World No. 1 in Skeet.

Georgios Achilleos
Personal information
NationalityCypriot
Born (1980-12-24) 24 December 1980
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
2007 NicosiaSkeet individual
2007 NicosiaSkeet team
2010 MunichSkeet team
2001 CairoSkeet team
2009 MariborSkeet individual
2019 LonatoSkeet team
2010 MunichSkeet individual
2017 MoscowSkeet individual
World Cup Final
2007 BelgradeSkeet individual
2005 DubaiSkeet individual
2009 BeijingSkeet individual
World Cup
2007 Santo DomingoSkeet individual
2008 BelgradeSkeet individual
2009 San MarinoSkeet individual
2010 DorsetSkeet individual
2010 LonatoSkeet individual
2012 LonatoSkeet individual
2003 New DelhiSkeet individual
2005 AmericanaSkeet individual
2007 LonatoSkeet individual
2009 MunichSkeet individual
2011 MariborSkeet individual
2011 SydneySkeet individual
2017 LarnacaSkeet individual
2000 LonatoSkeet individual
2005 ChangwonSkeet individual
European Championships
2007 GranadaSkeet individual
2012 LarnacaSkeet individual
2013 SuhlSkeet individual
European Games
2015 BakuMixed Skeet
Commonwealth Games
2006 MelbourneSkeet individual
2006 MelbourneSkeet pairs
2010 DelhiSkeet pairs
2014 GlasgowSkeet individual
2018 Gold CoastSkeet individual
2010 DelhiSkeet individual
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Skeet individual
2013 Mersin Skeet individual
2005 Almería Skeet individual
Games of the Small States of Europe
2001 San Marino Skeet individual
2003 Malta Skeet individual
Juniors Shooting
World Championships
1999 TampereSkeet individual
European Championships
1998 NicosiaSkeet individual

He is a four-time Skeet Shooting medalist in the World Championships, and a four-time Olympian, with his 5th position in Beijing 2008 being to date (as of 2017) Cyprus’ third-best all time placing 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. 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.

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