GEORGE ACHILLEOS | |||
Date of birth:24 December 1980George Achilleos is Cyprus’ most decorated and beloved skeet shooter, he is a World, Commonwealth and Mediterranean Games record holder with 150/150 and was Cyprus’ Olympic flag bearer in 2004 and 2008. George has competed in 4 Olympic games, placing 5th in 2012 in Beijing and is a 7 time World Cup winner and a 4 time World Championship winner. His remarkable achievements propelled him to 1st place in the world rankings twice in his career in 2007-2008 as well as 2009-2010, a position he has held for a total of 29 months. In 2013 George won the bronze medal in the European Championships in Suhl and is currently gearing up for his 5th consecutive Olympics in Rio in 2016, where he is will be in contention for a medal. You can follow George’s progress on twitter and Facebook as he continues to represent Cyprus on the world skeet shooting stage. | |||
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| Equal World record (125/125) & (150/150) | |||
| Common Wealth record (123/125) | |||
| Mediterranean record (124/125) | |||
| Six times Cyprus champion | |||
| Quota for 2012 Olympic Games | |||
| 1st in World Ranking from 01/07/2007 – 11/08/2008 | |||
| Flag barrier Olympic Games 2004 and 2008 | |||
ACCOMPLISHMENTS | |||
| Junior | |||
| 1998 | European Championship Silver Medal (Cyprus) | ||
| 1999 | World Championship Junior Gold Medal (Finland) | ||
| Senior | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games 2000 23th position | ||
| 2001 | World cup Bronze Medal (Italy) | ||
| 2003 | World cup Quota for Olympic Games – Silver Medal (India) | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games 2004 9th position | ||
| 2005 | World cup Bronze Medal (Korea) | ||
| 2005 | World cup Quota for Olympic Games – Silver Medal (Brazil) | ||
| 2005 | World cup Final Bronze Medal (Dubai) | ||
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games Bronze Medal (Spain) | ||
| 2006 | Common Wealth games 2 Gold metals (Australia) | ||
| 2007 | World cup Gold Medal (Santo Domingo) | ||
| 2007 | World cup Silver Medal (Italy) | ||
| 2007 | European Championships Gold Medal (Spain) | ||
| 2007 | World Championships Gold Medal (Cyprus) | ||
| 2007 | World Cup Final Gold Medal ( Serbia ) | ||
| 2008 | World Cup Gold Medal ( Serbia ) | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games 5th Olympic Winner (Beijing) | ||
| 2009 | World Cup Gold Medal (San Marino) | ||
| 2009 | World Cup Silver Medal (Munich) | ||
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games Silver Medal (Italy) | ||
| 2009 | World Championships Silver Medal (Slovenia) | ||
| 2009 | World Cup Final Bronze Medal ( Beijing ) | ||
| 2010 | World Championships Bronze Medal (Munich) | ||
| 2010 | World Cup Gold Medal (Dorset) | ||
| 2010 | World Cup Gold Medal (Lonato) | ||
| 2011 | World Cup Silver Medal (Sydney) | ||
| 2011 | World Cup Silver Medal (Maribor) | ||
| 2012 | Grand Prix Gold Medal (Cyprus) | ||
| 2012 | World Cup Gold Medal (Lonato) | ||
| 2012 | European Championship Bronze Medal ( Larnaca ) | ||
