Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Greece at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr (Greek) (English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 93 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Sofia Bekatorou (opening)[1]
Ekaterini Stefanidi (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 1 2 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the Maracanã Stadium, leading the parade of nations during the opening ceremony. Sofia Bekatorou became the first female flag bearer for the Summer Games in Greek Olympic history.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Korakaki, AnnaAnna Korakaki Shooting Women's 25 m pistol 9 August
 Gold Petrounias, EleftheriosEleftherios Petrounias Gymnastics Men's rings 15 August
 Gold Stefanidi, EkateriniEkaterini Stefanidi Athletics Women's pole vault 19 August
 Silver Gianniotis, SpyridonSpyridon Gianniotis Swimming Men's 10 km open water 16 August
 Bronze Korakaki, AnnaAnna Korakaki Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol 7 August
 Bronze Kagialis, PavlosPavlos Kagialis
Mantis, PanagiotisPanagiotis Mantis
Sailing Men's 470 18 August
Multiple medalists
Name Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Anna Korakaki Shooting 1 0 1 2
Medals by sport
Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Shooting 1 0 1 2
Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Athletics 1 0 0 1
Swimming 0 1 0 1
Sailing 0 0 1 1
Total 3 1 2 6
Medals by gender
Gender 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 1 1 1 3
Female 2 0 1 3
Total 3 1 2 6

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 10 15 25
Cycling 3 0 3
Fencing 0 2 2
Gymnastics 2 7 9
Judo 2 0 2
Rowing 8 2 10
Sailing 5 2 7
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 10 4 14
Synchronized swimming 0 2 2
Table tennis 1 0 1
Water polo 13 0 13
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 0 1 1
Total 56 37 93
Medals by date
Day Date 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
Day 1 6 August 0 0 0 0
Day 2 7 August 0 0 1 1
Day 3 8 August 0 0 0 0
Day 4 9 August 1 0 0 1
Day 5 10 August 0 0 0 0
Day 6 11 August 0 0 0 0
Day 7 12 August 0 0 0 0
Day 8 13 August 0 0 0 0
Day 9 14 August 0 0 0 0
Day 10 15 August 1 0 0 1
Day 11 16 August 0 1 0 1
Day 12 17 August 0 0 0 0
Day 13 18 August 0 0 1 1
Day 14 19 August 1 0 0 1
Day 15 20 August 0 0 0 0
Day 16 21 August 0 0 0 0
Total 3 1 2 6

Archery

Greece has received a spare Olympic berth freed up by Ivory Coast to send a female archer to the Olympics, as the Ivorian National Olympic Committee decided to withdraw its entry after the deadline. The berth was officially awarded to four-time Olympian Evangelia Psarra.[3][4]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evangelia Psarra Women's individual 596 55  Kawanaka (JPN)
L 3–7
Did not advance

Athletics

Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas 200 m 20.31 3 q 20.63 7 Did not advance
Konstantinos Douvalidis 110 m hurdles 13.41 1 Q 13.47 5 Did not advance
Michail Kalomiris Marathon N/A 2:37:03 132
Christoforos Merousis N/A 2:29:39 116
Alexandros Papamichail 20 km walk N/A 1:21:55 20
50 km walk N/A 3:59:21 28
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Miltiadis Tentoglou Long jump 7.64 27 Did not advance
Konstantinos Baniotis High jump 2.22 34 Did not advance
Konstantinos Filippidis Pole vault 5.70 2 q 5.50 7
Nicholas Scarvelis Shot put 19.37 27 Did not advance
Michail Anastasakis Hammer throw 71.28 20 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Maria Belimpasaki 200 m 23.19 4 Did not advance
Irini Vasiliou 400 m 54.37 7 Did not advance
Alexi Pappas 10000 m N/A 31:36.16 NR 17
Elisavet Pesiridou 100 m hurdles 13.10 7 Did not advance
Ourania Rebouli Marathon N/A 2:46:32 88
Sofia Riga N/A 2:49:07 103
Panagiota Vlachaki N/A 2:59:12 118
Antigoni Drisbioti 20 km walk N/A 1:32:32 15
Panagiota Tsinopoulou N/A 1:38:24 47
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Haido Alexouli Long jump 6.13 32 Did not advance
Paraskevi Papachristou Triple jump 14.43 2 Q 14.26 8
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Pole vault DNS Did not advance
Ekaterini Stefanidi 4.60 1 Q 4.85 1st, gold medalist(s)
Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou Discus throw 54.84 26 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Sofia Yfantidou Result 13.99 1.65 12.97 26.32 5.51 54.57 2:30.08 5613 27
Points 980 795 725 769 703 949 692

Cycling

Road

Greece has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ioannis Tamouridis Men's road race 6:30:05 51

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece has entered one rider to compete in the men's keirin at the Olympics, by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Christos Volikakis Men's keirin 4 R 1 Q 5 FB 12

Mountain biking

Greece has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's twenty-first place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Dimitrios Antoniadis Men's cross-country 1:44:17 31

Fencing

Greece has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Vassiliki Vougiouka claimed a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Europe zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[8] Meanwhile, Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou rounded out the Greek roster by finishing among the top four individual fencers in the women's foil at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Aikaterini-Maria Kontochristopoulou Women's foil  Đỗ T A (VIE)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Vassiliki Vougiouka Women's sabre Bye  Wozniak (USA)
W 15–8
 Egorian (RUS)
L 11–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Greece has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal in the men's rings to book his Olympic spot at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and was later joined by three-time Olympian Vlasios Maras and Vasiliki Millousi, who both claimed the men's and women's individual all-around spot, respectively at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[9][10]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Eleftherios Petrounias Rings N/A 15.833 N/A 15.833 2 Q N/A 16.000 N/A 16.000 1st, gold medalist(s)
Vlasios Maras Horizontal bar N/A 14.200 14.200 38 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Vasiliki Millousi Balance beam N/A 13.200 N/A 13.200 57 Did not advance

Rhythmic

Greece has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[11] A team of five rhythmic gymnasts were added to the Greek roster by claiming one of the three available Olympic spots in the group all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Varvara Filiou Individual 17.208 17.333 17.333 16.750 68.624 15 Did not advance
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ribbons 3 clubs
2 hoops
Total Rank 5 ribbons 3 clubs
2 hoops
Total Rank
Ioanna Anagnostopoulou
Eleni Doika
Zoi Kontogianni
Michaela Metallidou
Stavroula Samara
Team 15.000 15.416 30.416 13 Did not advance

Judo

Greece has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Roman Moustopoulos and double Olympic medalist Ilias Iliadis were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[12][13]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Roman Moustopoulos Men's −81 kg Bye  Turcios (ESA)
L 000–100
Did not advance
Ilias Iliadis Men's −90 kg Bye  Cheng Xz (CHN)
L 000–100
Did not advance

Rowing

Greece has qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowers competing in the men's four and women's single sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

On July 26, 2016, the men's lightweight four berth was awarded to the Greek rowing team, as a response to the removal of four boats held by the Russians from FISA due to their previous doping bans and their implications in the "disappearing positive methodology" set out in the McClaren Report on Russia's state-sponsored doping.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dionisis Angelopoulos
Ioannis Christou
Ioannis Tsilis
Georgios Tziallas
Four 5:59.65 2 SA/B Bye 6:24.04 5 FB 6:00.56 8
Spyridon Giannaros
Panagiotis Magdanis
Stefanos Ntouskos
Ioannis Petrou
Lightweight four 6:05.27 3 SA/B Bye 6:23.95 3 FA 6:36.47 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sofia Asoumanaki
Aikaterini Nikolaidou
Double sculls 7:20.64 3 SA/B Bye 6:51.99 1 FA 7:48.62 4

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Greek sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[15] The majority of the sailing crews, led by London 2012 fourth-place finalist Byron Kokkalanis (RS:X) and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Sofia Bekatorou, along with her new partner Michail Pateniotis (Nacra 17), were named to the Greek team, following the completion of the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta.[16] Meanwhile, London 2012 Olympian Ioannis Mitakis rounded out the Greek selection at the 2016 Finn Gold Cup.[17]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Byron Kokkalanis RS:X 2 2 6 13 5 5 5 8 12 12 11 10 18 96 5
Ioannis Mitakis Finn 12 24 3 2 13 12 21 9 13 3 N/A EL 88 11
Pavlos Kagialis
Panagiotis Mantis
470 9 3 1 5 13 9 5 2 2 2 N/A 20 58 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Angeliki Skarlatou RS:X 16 17 7 12 17 15 27 20 16 15 20 16 EL 171 19
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Michail Pateniotis
Sofia Bekatorou
Nacra 17 21 21 16 4 6 11 3 15 14 18 21 19 EL 148 18

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Greek shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[18]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Efthimios Mitas Men's skeet 119 13 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Anna Korakaki Women's 10 m air pistol 387 3 Q N/A 177.7 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 25 m pistol 584 2 Q 19 1 Q  Karsch (GER)
W 8-6
1st, gold medalist(s)

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Greek swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[19][20]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Apostolos Christou 100 m backstroke 54.12 18 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.78 24 Did not advance
Stefanos Dimitriadis 200 m butterfly 1:56.76 18 Did not advance
Dimitrios Dimitriou 400 m freestyle 3:54.98 41 N/A Did not advance
Spyridon Gianniotis 10 km open water N/A 1:52:59.8 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Kristian Gkolomeev 50 m freestyle 21.93 10 Q 21.98 13 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.68 NR 20 Did not advance
Dimitrios Koulouris 200 m breaststroke 2:14.86 35 Did not advance
Odysseas Meladinis 50 m freestyle 22.47 33 Did not advance
Panagiotis Samilidis 100 m breaststroke 1:00.35 19 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:12.68 27 Did not advance
Andreas Vazaios 200 m individual medley 1:59.33 9 Q 1:59.54 11 Did not advance
Kristian Gkolomeev
Christos Katranzis
Odysseas Meladinis
Apostolos Christou
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.62 10 N/A Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Kristian Gkolomeev
Panagiotis Samilidis
Andreas Vazaios
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.75 15 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kalliopi Araouzou 10 km open water N/A 1:57:31.6 11
Theodora Drakou 50 m freestyle 25.36 31 Did not advance
Anna Ntountounaki 100 m butterfly 58.27 NR 17 Did not advance
Kristel Vourna 58.89 22 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Greece has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[21]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Evangelia Papazoglou
Evangelia Platanioti
Duet 85.3550 10 86.1000 171.4550 10 Q 86.5000 171.8550 10

Table tennis

Greece has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Panagiotis Gionis secured one of ten available Olympic spots to confirm his fourth consecutive appearance in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[22]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Panagiotis Gionis Men's singles Bye  Tanviriyavechakul (THA)
W 4–0
 Mizutani (JPN)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Greece men's Men's tournament  Japan
W 8–7
 Serbia
D 9–9
 Hungary
D 8–8
 Brazil
W 9–4
 Australia
L 7–12
2  Italy
L 5–9
 Spain
W 9–7
 Hungary
L 10–12
6

Men's tournament

The Greek men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics, after winning the bronze medal in the men's tournament at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.[23]

Team roster

The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[24]

Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Flegkas, KonstantinosKonstantinos Flegkas GK 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb) 17 July 1988Greece Ydraikos
2 Mylonakis, EmmanouilEmmanouil Mylonakis D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb) 9 April 1985Greece Olympiacos
3 Dervisis, GeorgiosGeorgios Dervisis CB 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)92 kg (203 lb) 30 October 1994Greece Olympiacos
4 Genidounias, KonstantinosKonstantinos Genidounias D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb) 3 May 1993Greece Olympiacos
5 Fountoulis, IoannisIoannis Fountoulis D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (198 lb) 28 May 1988Greece Olympiacos
6 Pontikeas, KyriakosKyriakos Pontikeas CB 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb) 9 May 1991Greece Olympiacos
7 Afroudakis, ChristosChristos Afroudakis (c) D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb) 23 May 1984Greece Vouliagmeni
8 Delakas, EvangelosEvangelos Delakas CB 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (198 lb) 8 February 1985Greece Olympiacos
9 Mourikis, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mourikis CF 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)109 kg (240 lb) 11 July 1988Greece Olympiacos
10 Kolomvos, ChristodoulosChristodoulos Kolomvos CF 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)103 kg (227 lb) 26 October 1988Greece Olympiacos
11 Gounas, AlexandrosAlexandros Gounas D 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb) 3 October 1989Greece Olympiacos
12 Vlachopoulos, AngelosAngelos Vlachopoulos D 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb) 28 September 1991Italy Posillipo
13 Galanopoulos, StefanosStefanos Galanopoulos GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb) 22 February 1993Greece Olympiacos
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 5 2 3 0 57 43 +14 7 Quarter-finals
2  Greece 5 2 2 1 41 40 +1 6
3  Brazil (H) 5 3 0 2 40 39 +1 6
4  Serbia 5 2 2 1 49 44 +5 6
5  Australia 5 2 1 2 44 40 +4 5
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 36 61 25 0
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host.
6 August 2016
13:00
Report Greece  87  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 0–4, 4–0
Vlachopoulos 3 Goals three players 2

8 August 2016
09:00
Report Serbia  99  Greece Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 4–3, 4–2
Filipović 2 Goals Fountoulis 4

10 August 2016
10:20
Report Greece  88  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 4–2, 2–3
Vlachopoulos 3 Goals Hárai 3

12 August 2016
19:30
Report Greece  94  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margate (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 3–2, 2–0
three players 2 Goals Silva 2

14 August 2016
14:10
Report Australia  127  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–1, 0–1, 2–2
Cotterill, Howden 3 Goals Fountoulis 3

Quarterfinal
16 August 2016
16:30
Report Greece  59  Italy Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 1–2, 2–3
Fountoulis, Mourikis 2 Goals Figlioli 3

5th-8th Place Semifinal
18 August 2016
15:10
Report Greece  97  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–1, 4–3, 2–3
Afroudakis, Mourikis 2 Goals Molina 4

Fifth place match
20 August 2016
16:30
Report Hungary  1210  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–4, 3–3, 3–2
Kis, Zalánki 3 Goals four players 2

Weightlifting

Greece has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics.[25]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Theodoros Iakovidis Men's −85 kg 160 9 190 13 350 12

Wrestling

Greece has qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 53 kg into the Olympic competition as a result of her semifinal triumph at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.[26]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Maria Prevolaraki −53 kg Bye  Kumari (IND)
W 3–1 PP
 Argüello (VEN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 10

See also

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