Dimitris Konstantinou (sport shooter)

Dimitris Konstantinou (Greek: Δημήτρης Κωνσταντίνου; born 8 June 1988) is a Cypriot sport shooter. He competed in the men's skeet event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Dimitris Konstantinou

Personal information
Nationality	Cypriot
Born	(1988-06-08) June 8, 1988 (age 37) Paphos, Cyprus
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event	Skeet
Club	SKO Paphos
Coached by	Piero Genga
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Cyprus World Championships 2019 Lonato del Garda Skeet team European Championships 2019 Lonato del Garda Skeet team

Career

Konstantinou won a silver medal at the 2019 World Shotgun Championships in the skeet team event.^[2] A few months later he won another skeet team medal, with Cyprus taking bronze at the 2019 European Shotgun Championships.^[3] He also reached the final shoot-off in the individual event, finishing in sixth place and securing his spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[4][5] First-place finisher Jakub Tomeček had already qualified for Tokyo, and three other shooters ahead of Konstantinou came from countries who had already filled their quota places, meaning he and third-place finisher Nikolaos Mavrommatis received them instead.^[5]

The 2020 Summer Olympics were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which Konstantinou placed second at the 2020 Paphos Skeet Cup.^[6] He also achieved an eighth-place finish at the second stage of the 2021 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi,^[7] his best-ever result at a World Cup competition.^[2] In Tokyo, Konstantinou placed 12th in the men's skeet event with a score of 121, failing to qualify for the final in his Olympic debut.^[8]