Greece at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Greece at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Committee of the Olympic Games |
| in Los Angeles United States | |
| Competitors | 63 (59 men and 4 women) in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stelios Mygiakis |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Greece competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 63 competitors, 59 men and 4 women, took part in 49 events in 11 sports.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Dimitrios Thanopoulos | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg | 3 August |
| Bronze | Babis Kholidis | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg | 3 August |
Athletics
Three male and one female athletes represented Greece.[2]
- Final — 2:17:38 (→ 26th place)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualifying Round — 18.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Greece was represented by one boxer.[3]
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Douglas Young (GBR), KO-2
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL), 0:5
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Greece in 1984.[4]
- Kanellos Kanellopoulos – did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ilias Kelesidis – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
One male fencer represented Greece in 1984.[5]
Rowing
Greece was represented by one rower.[6]
- Single sculls - Kostas Kontomanolis (6th place)
Sailing
Greece was represented by six male competitors.[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Stelios Georgousopoulos | Windglider | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 206.0 | 31 | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Armanto Ortolano | Finn | 14 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 108.7 | 16 | |
| Ilias Hatzipavlis Leonidas Pelekanakis |
Star | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 67.0 | 6 | |
| Tassos Boudouris Dimitrios Deligiannis Georgios Spyridis |
Soling | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 59.2 | 6 | |
Shooting
Greece was represented in five events by four men and one woman.[8]
- 10 metres air rifle, men - Ignatios Psyllakis (9th place); Pelopidas Iliadis (32nd place)
- 50 metres rifle three positions, men - Ignatios Psyllakis (=26th place); Pelopidas Iliadis (=41st place)
- 50 metres rifle prone, men - Ignatios Psyllakis (=23rd place)
- Skeet, open - Panagiotis Xanthakos (=38th place); Rodolfos Georgios Alexakos (45th place)[9]
- 25 metres pistol, women - Agi Kasoumi (=21st place)
Swimming
Ggreece was represented in 8 events by two male swimmers and one female swimmer.[10]
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 58.69 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Heat — 58.76 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:08.38 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 55.46
- B-Final — 55.61 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:02.94 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 59.25 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:09.42 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:31.76 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to United States (5-12)
- Lost to Spain (9-12)
- Drew with Brazil (9-9)
- Final Round (Group E)
- Defeated Canada (11-8)
- Defeated Japan (14-7)
- Drew with Italy (8-8)
- Defeated China (10-9) → 8th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Greece at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Athletics pp. 255–292
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Boxing pp. 329–360
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Cycling pp. 373–380
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Fencing pp. 387–416
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Rowing pp. 517–530
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Yachting pp. 633–654
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Shooting pp. 531–538
- ^ also competed at the 1980 Olympics
- ^ Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, v. 2: Swimming pp. 539–584