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Greece at the
Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr Template:Gr icon Template:En icon
Medals
Gold
33
Silver
43
Bronze
41
Total
117
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece has a long presence at the Olympic Games, as they have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, one of only four countries to have done so and the only one of them to compete under its national flag in Moscow, despite the Greek government's support for an American-led boycott of the 1980 Games, and most of the Winter Olympic Games. Greece has hosted the Games twice, both in Athens. As the home of the Ancient Olympic Games it was a natural choice as host nation for the revival of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, while Greece has also hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics. During the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first and leads the parade to honor its status as the birthplace of the Olympics except 2004 when Greece enters last as the host nation. Before the Games the Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia, the site of the Ancient Olympic Games, in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals and initiates the Olympic torch relay. The flag of Greece is always hoisted in the closing ceremony, along with the flags of the current and the next host country.

Greek athletes have won a total of 116 medals in 15 different sports and the country currently ranks 33rd in the all-time Summer Olympics medal count. Athletics and weightlifting have been the top medal-producing sports for the nation and in the latter Greece is placed among the top 10 countries overall. Gymnastics, shooting and wrestling are the other sports that have produced ten or more medals for Greece. In the inaugural 1896 Olympics, Greece finished second in the medal counts, but won the most medals in total, in their best Olympic performance. The Greeks finished third in the 1906 Intercalated Games with 8 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals (35 in total), which were considered Olympic at the time but are not officially recognized by the IOC today.

Hosted Games

Greece has hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions, the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896 and again in 2004. Both were held in Athens, which along with Paris and Los Angeles are the cities that have hosted the Olympic Games twice, with London being the only city to have hosted them three times. The Greek capital also hosted the 1906 Intercalated Games, which at the time were considered to be Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.[1]

Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events
1896 Summer Olympics Athens 6 – 15 April 14 241 43
2004 Summer Olympics Athens 13 – 29 August 201 10,625 301

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by summer sport

 Athletics 7 12 11 29
 Weightlifting 6 5 4 15
 Gymnastics 5 3 3 11
 Shooting 4 4 5 13
 Sailing 3 2 3 8
 Fencing 2 1 1 4
 Swimming 1 4 3 8
 Wrestling 1 3 7 11
 Cycling 1 3 0 4
 Taekwondo 1 3 0 4
 Judo 1 0 1 2
 Diving 1 0 0 1
 Rowing 0 1 2 3
 Tennis 0 1 1 2
 Water polo 0 1 0 1
Total 33 43 40 116

Medal tables by athlete

Athletes with most medals

See also: List of multiple Olympic medalists

The table below lists the athletes that have won more than one Olympic medal while competing for Greece. It does not include medals won for other nations and mixed teams. The athletes are shown in order by the number of total medals won; in case of the same number of total medals they are sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals.

Pyrros Dimas is the top Greek Olympic medalist having won three gold and one bronze medal in weightlifting.
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras has won four Olympic medals in athletics and ties Pyrros Dimas for the Greek athlete with the most Olympic medals won in total.
Voula Patoulidou was the first Greek female athlete to win a gold Olympic medal in 1992.
Hrysopiyi Devetzi, with a silver medal in triple jump.
Athlete Sport Games Total
Pyrros Dimas  Weightlifting 1992–1996–2000–2004 3 0 1 4
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras  Athletics 1908–1912 1 2 1 4
Ioannis Frangoudis  Shooting 1896 1 1 1 3
Akakios Kakiasvilis  Weightlifting 1996–2000 2 0 0 2
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos  Gymnastics 1896 1 1 0 2
Georgios Orphanidis  Shooting 1896 1 1 0 2
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis  Sailing 1996–2004 1 1 0 2
Dimosthenis Tampakos  Gymnastics 2000–2004 1 1 0 2
Ioannis Mitropoulos  Gymnastics 1896 1 0 1 2
Sofia Bekatorou  Sailing 2004–2008 1 0 1 2
Ilias Iliadis  Judo 2004–2012 1 0 1 2
Anna Korakaki  Shooting 2016 1 0 1 2
Stamatios Nikolopoulos  Cycling 1896 0 2 0 2
Thomas Xenakis  Gymnastics 1896 0 2 0 2
Leonidas Sabanis  Weightlifting 1996–2000 0 2 0 2
Anastasia Kelesidou  Athletics 2000–2004 0 2 0 2
Alexandros Nikolaidis  Taekwondo 2004–2008 0 2 0 2
Petros Persakis  Gymnastics 1896 0 1 1 2
Petros Galaktopoulos  Wrestling 1968–1972 0 1 1 2
Mirela Maniani  Athletics 2000–2004 0 1 1 2
Hrysopiyi Devetzi  Athletics 2004–2008 0 1 0 1
Vasileios Polymeros  Rowing 2004–2008 0 1 1 2
Efstathios Chorafas  Swimming 1896 0 0 2 2
Charalambos Cholidis  Wrestling 1984–1988 0 0 2 2

Top medalists

The tables below list the top Olympic medalists for Greece, sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals.

Men
Athlete Sport Games Total
Pyrros Dimas  Weightlifting 1992–1996–2000–2004 3 0 1 4
Akakios Kakiasvilis  Weightlifting 1996–2000 2 0 0 2
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras  Athletics 1908–1912 1 2 1 4
Ioannis Frangoudis  Shooting 1896 1 1 1 3
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos  Gymnastics 1896 1 1 0 2
Georgios Orphanidis  Shooting 1896 1 1 0 2
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis  Sailing 1996–2004 1 1 0 2
Dimosthenis Tampakos  Gymnastics 2000–2004 1 1 0 2
Ioannis Mitropoulos  Gymnastics 1896 1 0 1 2
Ilias Iliadis  Judo 2004–2012 1 0 1 2
Women
Athlete Sport Games Total
Sofia Bekatorou  Sailing 2004–2008 1 0 1 2
Anna Korakaki  Shooting 2016 1 0 1 2
Voula Patoulidou  Athletics 1992 1 0 0 1
Fani Chalkia  Athletics 2004 1 0 0 1
Emilia Tsoulfa  Sailing 2004 1 0 0 1
Athanasia Tsoumeleka  Athletics 2004 1 0 0 1
Ekaterini Stefanidi  Athletics 2016 1 0 0 1
Anastasia Kelesidou  Athletics 2000–2004 0 2 0 2
Mirela Maniani  Athletics 2000–2004 0 1 1 2
Hrysopiyi Devetzi  Athletics 2004–2008 0 1 1 2

See also

References

  1. ^ Lennartz, Karl (2001). "The 2nd International Olympic Games in Athens in 1906" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. International Society of Olympic Historians. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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