Marios Athanasiadis
Cypriot cross-country mountain biker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Born | (1986-10-31) 31 October 1986 (age 37) Nicosia, Cyprus | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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2004–2007 | Bikin'Cyprus MTB | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | A-Style–Somn | |||||||||||||||||
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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]