Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 83 in 13 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Greece is scheduled to compete 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 will enter first, leading the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
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Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Cycling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fencing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Sailing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Water polo | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 33 | 81 |
Athletics
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Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's 200 m – 1 quota place (Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas)
- Men's 110 m hurdles – 1 quota place (Konstantinos Douvalidis)
- Men's marathon – 2 quota places (Michalis Kalomiris, Christoforos Merousis)
- Men's shot put – 1 quota place (Nikólaos Skarvélis)
- Men's high jump – 2 quota places (Konstantinos Baniotis, Antonios Mastoras)
- Men's long jump – 1 quota place (Miltos Tentoglou)
- Men's pole vault – 1 quota place (Konstantinos Filippidis)
- Men's 20 km walk – 1 quota place (Alexandros Papamichail)
- Men's 50 km walk – 1 quota place (Alexandros Papamichail)
- Women's 200 m – 1 quota place (Maria Belibasaki)
- Women's 10000 m – 1 quota place (Alexia Pappas)
- Women's marathon – 3 quota places (Ourania Rebouli, Sofia Riga, Panagiota Vlachaki)
- Women's pole vault – 2 quota places (Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Ekaterini Stefanidi)
- Women's triple jump – 1 quota place (Paraskevi Papachristou)
- Women's long jump – 1 quota place (Haido Alexouli)
- Women's discus throw – 1 quota place (Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou)
- Women's 20 km walk – 2 quota places (Antigoni Drisbioti, Panayióta Tsinopoúlou, Despina Zapounidou)
Cycling
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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.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ioannis Tamouridis | Men's road race |
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country |
Fencing
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Greece has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Vassiliki Vougiouka had 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.[4] 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 | |
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| Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou | Women's foil | |||||||
| Vassiliki Vougiouka | Women's sabre | |||||||
Gymnastics
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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.[5][6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Eleftherios Petrounias | Rings | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Vlasios Maras | All-around | ||||||||||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Vasiliki Millousi | All-around | ||||||||||||
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.[7] A team of five rhythmic gymnasts had been 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 | ||||||||||
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| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Varvara Filiou | Individual | ||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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| 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops |
Total | Rank | 5 balls | 3 ribbons 2 hoops |
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Judo
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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.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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| Roman Moustopoulos | Men's −81 kg | ||||||||
| Ilias Iliadis | Men's −90 kg | ||||||||
Rowing
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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 had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dionisis Angelopoulos Ioannis Christou Ioannis Tsilis Georgios Tziallas |
Four | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sofia Asoumanaki Aikaterini Nikolaidou |
Double sculls | ||||||||
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
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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.[9] 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.[10] Meanwhile, London 2012 Olympian Ioannis Mitakis rounded out the Greek selection at the 2016 Finn Gold Cup.[11]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Byron Kokkalanis | RS:X | |||||||||||||||
| Ioannis Mitakis | Finn | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| Pavlos Kagialis Panagiotis Mantis |
470 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
- 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 | |||||||||||||||
- 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 | |||||||||||||||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
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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.[12]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Efthimios Mitas | Skeet | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Anna Korakaki | 10 m air pistol | N/A | |||||
| 25 m pistol | |||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
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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)):[13][14]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Apostolos Christou | 100 m backstroke | ||||||
| 200 m backstroke | |||||||
| Stefanos Dimitriadis | 200 m butterfly | ||||||
| Spyridon Gianniotis | 10 km open water | N/A | |||||
| Kristian Gkolomeev | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| 100 m freestyle | |||||||
| Dimitrios Koulouris | 200 m breaststroke | ||||||
| Odysseas Meladinis | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| Panagiotis Samilidis | 100 m breaststroke | ||||||
| 200 m breaststroke | |||||||
| Andreas Vazaios | 200 m individual medley | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kalliopi Araouzou | 10 km open water | N/A | |||||
| Theodora Drakou | 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| Anna Doudounaki | 100 m butterfly | ||||||
- Olympic Qualifying Time
- Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay – 5 quota places (Andreas Vazaios, Kristian Gkolomeev, Apostolos Christou, Panagiotis Samilidis, Christos Katranzis)
Synchronized swimming
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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.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Evangelia Koutidi Evangelia Platanioti |
Duet | ||||||||
Table tennis
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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.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Panagiotis Gionis | Men's singles | |||||||||
Water polo
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Men's tournament
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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.[17]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 13 players
- Group play
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| 6 August 2016 11:40 |
Greece  |
– |  Japan |
Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
| 8 August 2016 13:00 |
Serbia  |
– | Greece |
Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
| 10 August 2016 10:20 |
Greece |
– |  Hungary |
Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
| 12 August 2016 19:30 |
Greece |
– |  Brazil |
Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro |
| 14 August 2016 12:50 |
Australia  |
– | Greece |
Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
Wrestling
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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.[18]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Maria Prevolaraki | −53 kg | ||||||||
See also
References
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