text:  to finish first and him eighth at the medal race, which I didn't manage. He matched with me and we were back of the fleet. So he was going there for gold. He won the gold. He was happy. I was going there for a medal. I won the medal. I was happy. Second place for Pavlos Kontides and a long-dreamed-of first-ever Olympic medal for Cyprus. Pavlos was thrilled with his achievement, of course. It was a personal triumph. But he hadn't realised just how much of an impact he had had back home.