Greece at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 60 (58 men and 2 women) in 9 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Khristos Papanikolaou | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 29 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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Greece competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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[edit] Medalists
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Silver
- Ilias Khatzipavlis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
- Petros Galaktopoulos — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 1500 metres
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- Heat — 3:43.8
- Semifinals — 3:43.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
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- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.15m (→ 12th place)
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- Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Nicolas Aquilino (PHI), 5:0
- Third Round — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), 0:5
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Three fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1972.
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Drew with Australia (7-7)
- Lost to Hungary (1-6)
- Lost to West Germany (3-8)
- Lost to the Netherlands (2-6) → Did not advance
- Team Roster
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Greece at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GRE/summer/1972/. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
