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Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland

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Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou
Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou (7 April 1914 – 20 June 2011) was a Greek-Cypriot sprinter. She competed in the women’s 100 meters at the 1936 Summer Olympics and was the first Cypriot athlete who participated in athletics at the Olympic Games. She was a member of the Association for Women's Rights and the Association of Greek Women Scientists and served as vice-president of the Union of Cypriots in Greece.