Marios Athanasiadis

Marios Athanasiadis
	Athanasiadis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	31 October 1986 (age 39); Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Cross-country; Road;
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2004–2007	Bikin'Cyprus MTB
2008	A-Style–Somn
Medal record
Representing Cyprus
Games of the Small States of Europe

Marios Athanasiadis (born 31 October 1986)^[1] is a Cypriot cross-country mountain biker.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 40th place, the last rider to finish without being lapped.^[3] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games he finished in 16th place in the men's cross-country.^[4]

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He took up cycling at the age of 12, introduced to it by the man who would become his coach.^[5] His gold medal at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe was Cyprus's first in mountain biking.^[5] He was also the Cypriot Youth Ambassador at 2010 Youth Olympic Games.^[5]

Major results