1 ▁Mediter rane an ▁Games ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁( 2 3 . 6 5 ), ▁trailing ▁ ▁Italy ' s ▁René ▁G us per ti ▁by ▁eight ▁hundred th s ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁( 0 . 0 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Michael ides ▁competed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁squad ▁at ▁his ▁first ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁He ▁placed ▁almost ▁in ▁the ▁" middle - of - the - road " ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁individual ▁events , ▁finishing ▁tw enti eth ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁( 2 3 . 3 4 ) ▁and ▁forty - four th ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁( 5 2 . 5 4 ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Mediter rane an ▁Games ▁in ▁L angu ed oc - R ouss illon , ▁France , ▁Michael ides ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 3 . 2 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁the ▁C yp ri ot ▁team ▁pull ▁off ▁a ▁sevent h - place ▁effort ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁fre est yle ▁relay , ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 . 3 8 . 2 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6