Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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IOC code | GRE | ||||||||
NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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in Atlanta | |||||||||
Competitors | 121 (87 men, 34 women) in 18 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer | Pyrros Dimas | ||||||||
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Other related appearances | |||||||||
1906 Intercalated Games |
Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 121 competitors, 87 men and 34 women, took part in 94 events in 18 sports.[1]
Medalists
Greece finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and four silver medals.
Gold
- Ioannis Melissanidis — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Nikolaos Kaklamanakis — Sailing, Men's Sailboard (Mistral)
- Pyrros Dimas — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg)
- Kakhi Kakhiashvili — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (99 kg)
Silver
- Niki Bakogianni — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Leonidas Sampanis — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight (59 kg)
- Valerios Leonidis — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (64 kg)
- Leonidas Kokas — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (91 kg)
Athletics
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.98m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Spyros Andriopoulos — 2:19.41 (→ 36th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 74.46m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.93m
- Final — 2.03m (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.60m
- Final — 6.97m (→ 4th place)
- Qualification — 6.58m
- Final — 6.37m (→ 11th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 56.66m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 59.60m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 58.70m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 14.48m
- Final — 14.44m (→ 6th place)
Women's Marathon
- Maria Polizou — 2:41.33 (→ 42nd place)
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Agathagelos Tsiripidis
- First Round — Lost to Abdelaziz Boulehia (Algeria) on points (6-10)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Tigran Ouzlian
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ramaz Paliani (Russia), 2-27
Cycling
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 316.50 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Fencing
One female fencer represented Greece in 1996.
Gymnastics
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
- George Giziotis
- Heat – 23.56 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- George Giziotis
- Heat – 52.04 (→ did not advance, 46th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Dimitris Manganas
- Heat – 1:53.84 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Dimitris Manganas
- Heat – 3:54.85
- B-Final – 3:57.39 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Panagiotis Adamidis
- Heat – 58.12 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Georgios Popotas
- Heat – 56.16 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Georgios Popotas
- Heat – 2:06.00 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 57.92 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 2:03.21
- B-Final – 2:03.19 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 4:24.05 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Katerina Klepkou
- Heat – 1:05.94 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Katerina Klepkou
- Heat – 2:22.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Katerina Sarakatsani
- Heat – 2:19.74 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Katerina Sarakatsani
- Heat – 4:56.32 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Katerina Klepkou, Katerina Sarakatsani, Marina Karystinou, and Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 4:24.80 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Table tennis
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
- Christina Papadáki
- First round — Lost to Angélica Gavaldón (Mexico) 1-6 6-3 2-6
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Quarter Finals
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Greece – United States 7-6
- 5th/6th place: Greece – Russia 8-10 (→ Sixth place)
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
- Final — 180.0 + 212.5 = 392.5 (→ Gold Medal)
Wrestling
References
- ↑ "Greece at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.