Marios Georgiou

{{short description|Cypriot artistic gymnast}}

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Marios Georgiou ({{langx|el|Μάριος Γεωργίου}}; born 10 November 1997){{cite web |title=Marios Georgiou |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133406 |website=Olympedia |access-date=1 May 2023}} is a Cypriot artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 European all-around champion, and the 2022 European horizontal bar champion and the first gymnast from Cyprus to win a European title, and a major all-around title. He is the 2019 European Championships all-around bronze medalist which made him the first gymnast from Cyprus to win a European medal. He is the 2019 European Games parallel bars silver medalist. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medals in the floor exercise and parallel bars and the bronze medal in the all-around, and he won four bronze medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is the 2018 Mediterranean Games all-around and horizontal bar champion and the 2022 Mediterranean Games horizontal bar champion. He competed at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games.

Early life

Georgiou was born in Limassol and is the son of a Cypriot father and a Filipina mother. He has four half-siblings. He began gymnastics when he was three years old.{{cite web |last1=Panayides |first1=Theo |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/05/15/born-that-way/ |website=Cyprus Mail |date=15 May 2018 |title=Champion gymnast was 'born this way' | Cyprus Mail |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130144600/https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/05/15/born-that-way/ |archive-date=30 January 2020}}

Junior gymnastics career

Georgiou competed at the 2013 Gymnasiade and won the gold medal on the pommel horse.{{cite web |title=Gymnasiade 2013 Artistic Gymnastics |url=http://www.isfsports.eu/documents/events2013/gymnasiade/Bulletin%206%20-%20Gymnasiade%202013.pdf |website=Brasília 2013 |access-date=1 May 2023 |pages=30 |language=pt}} He then competed at the 2014 Junior European Championships and finished tenth in the all-around final. He also qualified for the rings final where he finished fifth.{{cite web |title=31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors & Seniors Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/GA_MEN_EUCH_SOFIA_Media_Book.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=1 May 2023 |page=90, 98}} He represented Cyprus at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. However, during the qualification round, he injured his finger and withdrew from the rest of the competition.{{cite web |title=Georgiou Marios |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=36888 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023}}

Senior gymnastics career

= 2015–2016 =

Georgiou began competing at the senior level in 2015. He competed at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France. He qualified for the all-around final where he finished 19th.{{cite web |title=6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men's All-Around Final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/C73H_Results_MenSenC2.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=17 April 2015}} He then competed at the 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe and won the gold medals in every event except the floor exercise and the rings.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2015 Games of the Small States Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2015/06/10/2015-games-of-the-small-states-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=10 June 2015}} He represented Cyprus at the 2015 European Games and was the first reserve for the all-around final and the third reserve for the horizontal bar final.{{cite web |title=Baku 2015 Results Book Gymnastics Artistic |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/GA_European_Games_Baku2015_Book_Media.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |publisher=Baku 2015 |access-date=2 May 2023 |pages=46, 59}} Then at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, he finished 44th in the all-around and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_qualaa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=23 April 2023 |date=25 October 2015 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312173402/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_qualaa.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier Rio de Janeiro (BRA) (Test Event) 16 – 24 April 2016 Mens' Artistic Gymnastics Eligible Gymnasts / NOC to participate in the Test Event |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2016/olympic-test-event/documents/mag/qualifiers.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=23 April 2023}} At the Test Event, he finished 38th in the all-around and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games.{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/am/bra/mag/aa.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=16 April 2016}}{{cite web |title=List of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2016 Olympic Qualifiers |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/am/bra/mag/ogqualifiers.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=26 February 2023}}

Georgiou represented Cyprus at the 2016 Summer Olympics and qualified for the all-around final, becoming the first gymnast from Cyprus to advance to an Olympic final.{{cite web |title=Rainbow of nations set to shine in Doha |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2263522 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=24 October 2018}} However, he had to withdraw in the middle of the final due to an ankle injury.{{cite web |title=Ankle injury denies Marios in Rio |url=http://www.newsincyprus.com/news/29759/ankle-injury-denies-marios-in-rio |website=News in Cyprus |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=11 August 2016}}

= 2017–18 =

Georgiou began the 2017 season at the European Championships in Cluj-Napoca where he finished thirteenth in the all-around final.{{cite web |title=7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men All-Around Final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/men%20AA.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=23 April 2023 |date=21 April 2017}} He won the bronze medal on the horizontal bar at both the Koper and Szombathely World Challenge Cups.{{cite web |title=Diversity in Szombathely as newcomers, veterans take gold |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1875391 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=11 September 2017}}{{cite web |title=Srbić, Varinska victorious at Osijek World Challenge Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=207388 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=28 May 2018}} He then represented Cyprus at the 2017 Summer Universiade and finished 15th in the all-around final and sixth in the horizontal bar final.{{cite web |title=29th Summer Universiade 2017 Main Results |url=https://www.fisu.net/sports/results/summer-universiade/29th-summer-universiade |website=International University Sports Federation |access-date=26 February 2023}} At the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, he finished 16th in the all-around final.{{cite web |title=47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Individual All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_17worlds_aa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=23 April 2023 |date=5 October 2017 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024165948/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_17worlds_aa.pdf |url-status=dead}}

Georgiou represented Cyprus at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, helping the team finish fourth. In the all-around final, he won the bronze medal behind English gymnasts Nile Wilson and James Hall. He then finished sixth in the vault final and fifth in the rings final. He won the gold medals in both the floor exercise and parallel bars finals.{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Liam |title=McClenaghan and Georgiou secure surprise gold medals as Olympic champion Whitlock ends without individual title at Gold Coast 2018 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063671/mcclenaghan-and-georgiou-secure-surprise-gold-medals-as-olympic-champion-whitlock-ends-without-individual-title-at-gold-coast-2018 |website=Inside the Games |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=8 April 2018}}{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Artistic Official Results Book |url=https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/11/24/1e0e9dcd-40b4-4e77-a707-a56456e2ca5b/GC2018-GAT_Results-Book.pdf |website=Commonwealth Sport |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |access-date=3 May 2023 |pages=33, 56, 64}} He then competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and helped the Cypriot team finish fifth. Individually, he won the gold medal in the all-around and horizontal bar, the silver medal on parallel bars behind Ahmet Önder, and the bronze medal on the pommel horse behind Cyril Tommasone and Robert Seligman.{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Phillip |title=Georgiou wins gymnastics gold for Cyprus at Mediterranean Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1066690/georgiou-wins-gymnastics-gold-for-cyprus-at-mediterranean-games |website=Inside the Games |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=25 June 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Mediterranean Games Men's Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/01/2018-mediterranean-games-mens-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=1 July 2018}} At the 2018 Osijek World Challenge Cup, Georgiou won his first World Challenge Cup gold medal by winning the parallel bars. He did not qualify for any finals at the 2018 European Championships. He then won the bronze medal on the horizontal bar at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup.{{cite web |title=Verniaiev continues comeback at Szombathely World Challenge Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2206248 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=24 September 2018}} He finished tenth in the all-around final at the 2018 World Championships, the highest World all-around finish ever for a gymnast from Cyprus.{{cite web |title=Dalaloyan ends Russian drought with World All-around title in Doha |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2293693 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=31 October 2018}}

= 2019 =

Georgiou competed at the 2019 European Championships and won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Russians Nikita Nagornyy and Artur Dalaloyan.{{cite web |title=8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20All-Around%20Final%20AllAroundResultsMag.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=12 April 2019}} This marked the first time a gymnast from Cyprus won a medal in the all-around at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He also finished eighth in the pommel horse final.{{cite web |title=8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Pommel%20horse%20ApparatusResultsMag.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=13 April 2019}} He then represented Cyprus at the 2019 European Games and finished 18th in the all-around final. In the parallel bars final, he won the silver medal behind Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Verniaiev. He also finished fifth in the pommel horse final.{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Results Book Artistic Gymnastics |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/ART%20Media.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |publisher=Minsk 2019 |access-date=23 April 2023}} At the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, he finished 47th in the all-around during the qualification round and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.{{cite web |title=49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's All-Around Qualification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/m_19worlds_qualaa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=23 April 2023 |date=6 October 2019 |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704031827/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/m_19worlds_qualaa.pdf |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/olympics/documents/mag/mag_qualifiers_list.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=23 April 2023}}

= 2021–2022 =

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Georgiou won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the 2021 Doha World Cup.{{cite web |title=Doha World Cup: Ten nations win titles as Olympic qualification comes to an end |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3199703 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=1 May 2023 |date=28 June 2021}} He then represented Cyprus at the postponed-2020 Summer Olympics. He did not qualify for any finals, but he was the first reserve for the horizontal bar final after finishing ninth in the qualification round.{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Horizontal Bar Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/m_21olympics_eventqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=3 May 2023 |pages=11 |date=24 July 2021}} He then competed at the 2021 World Championships and was the first reserve for the parallel bars final.{{cite web |title=50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's Parallel Bars Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/m_21worlds_eventqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=3 May 2023 |pages=13 |date=24 October 2021}}

At the 2022 Varna World Challenge Cup, Georgiou won the gold medals on the pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.{{cite web |title=Varna - Results Men 2022 |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/m_22varna_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=30 May 2022}} He then represented Cyprus at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and helped the team finish in fifth place.{{cite web |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/2022-06-28/GARMTEAM--------------FNL-000100--__C73A_1.0.pdf |title=Artistic Gymnastics – Results – Men's Qualifications and Team final |work=Oran 2022 |date=27 June 2022}} Then in the all-around final, he won the bronze medal behind Adem Asil and Joel Plata.{{cite web |title=Results Men's All-Around Final |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/2022-06-28/GARM1AA---------------FNL-000100--__C73A_2.0.pdf |website=Oran 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |date=28 June 2022}} He then won the gold medal in the horizontal bar final.{{cite web |title=Results Men's Horizontal Bar Final |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/ResultBook/GDM2022_GAR_v1.1.pdf |website=Oran 2022 |access-date=3 May 2023 |pages=131 |date=29 June 2022}} He was represented Cyprus at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and was selected to be the flagbearer during the Parade of Nations.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/cyprusolympic/posts/pfbid0W8aSS3q7awFNRhu7gd13jfKe9pTfJyRv8uTWdhJgTGusM9da4hw2PY2UoGkgTx1Nl |title=Σημαιοφόροι στην τελετή έναρξης των 22ων Κοινοπολιτειακών Αγώνων οι Μάριος Γεωργίου και Ζωή Κωνσταντοπούλου #birmingham2022, #teamcyprus2022 |language=Greek |trans-title=Marios Georgiou and Zoe Konstantopoulou were the flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Commonwealth Games #birmingham2022, #teamcyprus2022 |date=19 July 2022 |publisher=Cyprus Olympic Committee |access-date=27 July 2022}} The Cypriot team won the bronze medal behind England and Canada.{{cite web |title=Men's Team Final |url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/2022-07-29/GARM------------------QUAL--------__C73A_3.0.pdf |website=Birmingham 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022}} Then in the all-around final, he repreated as the Commonwealth all-around bronze medalist behind English gymnasts Jake Jarman and James Hall.{{cite web |title=Men's All-Around - Final |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-allaround/GAR/A/M/1AA---------------/FNL-/000001-- |website=Birmingham 2022 |access-date=31 July 2022}} He also won the bronze medal in the parallel bars final behind English gymnasts Joe Fraser and Giarnni Regini-Moran and in the horizontal bar final behind teammate Ilias Georgiou and Australian Tyson Bull.{{cite web |title=Men's Parallel Bars - Final |url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/2022-08-02/GARM1APPB-------------FNL---------__C73I_1.0.pdf |website=Birmingham 2022 |access-date=3 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Men's Horizontal Bar - Final |url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/2022-08-02/GARM1APHB-------------FNL---------__C73I_1.0.pdf |website=Birmingham 2022 |access-date=3 May 2023}} He also finished seventh in the pommel horse final.{{cite web |title=Men's Pommel Horse - Final |url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/GAR/2022-08-01/GARM1APPH-------------FNL---------__C73I_1.0.pdf |website=Birmingham 2022 |access-date=3 May 2023}} Then at the 2022 European Championships, he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar final with a score of 14.400.{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Greece's Petrounias wins sixth continental still rings gold as European Championships conclude |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/greeces-petrounias-wins-sixth-continental-still-rings-gold-as-european-championships-conclude/ |website=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=24 April 2023 |date=21 August 2022}} He became the first gymnast from Cyprus to win a gold medal at the European Championships.{{cite web |title=Dolgopyat, Merdinyan, Petrounias, Jarman, Fraser and Georgiou crowned apparatus Champions at #Munich2022 |url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/dolgopyat-merdinyan-petrounias-jarman-fraser-and-georgiou-crowned-apparatus-champions |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=21 August 2022}}

After the European Championships, Georgiou competed at the Paris World Challenge Cup and placed eighth in the horizontal bar final.{{cite web |title=FIG World Challenge Cup 2022 Paris (FRA), 24 & 25 September 2022 Men's Horizontal Bar Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/m_22pariswcc_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=4 June 2024 |pages=6 |date=25 September 2022}} At the World Championships, he competed on the parallel bars and the horizontal bar and finished 14th in the qualification round on both.{{cite web |title=51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's Event Qualifications |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/m_22worlds_eventqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=4 June 2024 |pages=15, 19 |date=31 October 2022}}

= 2023–2024 =

Georgiou did not compete at the 2023 European Championships due to an injury.{{cite web |last1=Gunston |first1=Jo |title=European Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2023: men's qualification results – full list |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/european-artistic-gymnastics-championships-2023-mens-qualification-results |website=Olympic Channel |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=11 April 2023}} He had surgery on his shoulder in November 2022 and returned to competition in September at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup and won a silver medal on the horizontal bar behind teammate Ilias Georgiou.{{cite web |title=A new Hungarian generation rises in Szombathely |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3972637 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=11 September 2023}} He only competed on the horizontal bar at the 2023 World Championships, finishing 54th in the qualification round.{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Horizontal Bar Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/m_23worlds_eventqual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=4 June 2024 |pages=20 |date=30 September 2023}}

Georgiou began the Olympic season at the Cairo World Cup and placed seventh on the horizontal bar.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2024 Cairo World Cup Men's Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2024/02/18/2024-cairo-world-cup-mens-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=18 February 2024}} He then placed fifth on the same event at the Doha World Cup.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2024 Doha World Cup Men's Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2024/04/20/2024-doha-world-cup-mens-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=20 April 2024}} At the 2024 European Championships, Georgiou made history by becoming the first Cypriot to win the European all-around title. By winning the all-around, he qualified for his third Olympic Games.{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Sam |title=Cypriot gymnast Marios Georgiou secures European all-around title |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144860/marios-georgiou-european-all-round-gold |website=Inside the Games |access-date=26 April 2024 |date=25 April 2024}} Additionally, he helped Cyprus qualify for their first ever team final at the European Championships where they ultimately finished seventh.{{cite web|last1=Gunston|first1=Jo|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/marios-georgiou-cyprus-crowned-2024-european-all-around-gymnastics-champion|title=Marios Georgiou of Cyprus Crowned 2024 European All-Around Gymnastics Champion|work=International Olympic Committee|date=24 April 2024 |access-date=26 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Ukraine claims Team European title |url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/ukraine-claims-team-european-title |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=28 April 2024}} During event final Georgiou picked up an additional three medals: silver on parallel bars and bronze on pommel horse and horizontal bar.{{cite web |title=Whitehouse, McClenaghan and Petrounias victorious at #Rimini2024 |url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/whitehouse-mcclenaghan-and-petrounias-victorious-rimini2024 |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=26 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Kovtun sets the bar at #Rimini2024 |url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/kovtun-sets-bar-rimini2024 |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=27 April 2024}}

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rowspan="3" | 2014
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| align=left | European Championships

105
bgcolor=#EBC2AF

| align=left|Youth Olympic Games

{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
colspan="10" | Senior
rowspan="6" | 2015
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

19
align=left | Varna Challenge Cup88
align=left | Games of the Small States of Europe{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{bronze3}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#f0fccf

| align=left | European Games

27
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

54
rowspan="2" | 2016align=left | Olympic Test Event38
bgcolor=98FB98

| align=left | Olympic Games

{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
rowspan="5" | 2017align=left | Doha World Cup6
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

13
align=left | Koper World Challenge Cup{{bronze3}}6
align=left | Szombathely World Challenge Cup57{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

16
rowspan="9" | 2018
bgcolor="#afeeee"

| align=left | Commonwealth Games

4{{bronze3}}{{gold1}}56{{gold1}}
align=left | Osijek World Challenge Cup{{gold1}}7
align=left | Mediterranean Games5{{gold1}}{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

18
align=left | Szombathely World Challenge Cup77{{bronze3}}
align=left | Paris World Challenge Cup75
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

3010
align=left | Cottbus World Cup4
rowspan="4" | 2019
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

{{bronze3}}8
bgcolor=#f0fccf

| align=left | European Games

185{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

47
rowspan="3" | 2021align=left | Doha World Cup6{{gold1}}
bgcolor=98FB98

| align=left | Olympic Games

{{abbreviation|R1|Georgiou finished 9th in qualifications and was the First Reserve}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

{{abbreviation|R1|Georgiou finished 10th in qualifications and was the First Reserve}}
rowspan="8" | 2022align=left | Cairo World Cup4
align=left | Baku World Cup4{{abbreviation|WD|Georgiou withdrew from the final}}8
align=left | Varna World Challenge Cup4{{gold1}}66{{gold1}}{{gold1}}
align=left | Mediterranean Games6{{bronze3}}7{{gold1}}
bgcolor="#afeeee"

| align=left | Commonwealth Games

{{bronze3}}{{bronze3}}7{{bronze3}}{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

{{gold1}}
align=left | Paris World Challenge Cup8
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

1414
rowspan="2" | 2023align=left | Szombathely World Challenge Cup{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

54
rowspan="4" | 2024align=left | Cairo World Cup7
align=left | Doha World Cup5
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

7{{gold1}}{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=98FB98

| align=left | Olympic Games

{{abbreviation|R4|Georgiou was the 4th Reserve for the all-around final}}6
rowspan="3" | 2025align=left | Cairo World Cup{{silver2}}
align=left | Varna World Challenge Cup8{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

4

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