Greece at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Greece at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | GRE | ||||||||
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 70 (56 men and 14 women) in 17 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Lambros Papakostas | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 26th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
Greece competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 70 competitors, 56 men and 14 women, took part in 53 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Voula Patoulidou — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
- Pyrros Dimas — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (82½ kg)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Athanassios Kalogiannis
- Heat — 49.52 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 8.22 m
- Final — 8.04 m (→ 6th place)
- Qualification — 7.82 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 74.16 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Christos Pallakis
- Qualification — 5.30 m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Niki Gavera
- Qualification — 1.83 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 1.88 m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
One male cyclist represented Greece in 1992.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Women's 3m Springboard
- Eleni Stavridou
- Preliminary Heat — 240.42 points (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
One male fencer represented Greece in 1992.
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics
One male pentathletes represented Greece in 1992.
- Individual
Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Final Ranking — 123.4 points (→ 9th place)
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Nikos Paleokrassas
- Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- Nikos Steliou
- Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Nikos Paleokrassas
- Heat – 53.47 (→ did not advance, 53rd place)
Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics
One synchronized swimmer represented Greece in 1992.
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's Doubles Competition
- First round — Defeated Christian Forcellini and Gabriel Francini (San Marino) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
- Second round — Lost to Boris Becker and Michael Stich (Germany) 3-6, 1-6, 4-6
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Cuba (9-10)
- Lost to Spain (6-11)
- Tied with the Netherlands (4-4)
- Lost to Hungary (7-12)
- Lost to Italy (6-8)
- Classification Matches
- Defeated France (10-6)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (10-8) → 10th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Greece at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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