Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Greece at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 75 in 12 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Greece is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece will enter first, leading the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 11 19
Cycling 2 0 2
Fencing 0 2 2
Gymnastics 2 7 9
Rowing 4 2 6
Sailing 5 2 7
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 8 3 11
Synchronized swimming 0 2 2
Table tennis 1 0 1
Water polo 13 0 13
Wrestling 0 1 1
Total 44 31 75

Athletics

Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Cycling

Road

Greece has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[3]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ioannis Tamouridis Men's road race

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece has entered one rider to compete in the men's keirin at the Olympics, by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Christos Volikakis Men's keirin

Fencing

Greece has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Vassiliki Vougiouka had claimed a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Europe zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[4] Meanwhile, Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou rounded out the Greek roster by finishing among the top four individual fencers in the women's foil at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou Individual foil N/A
Vassiliki Vougiouka Individual sabre

Gymnastics

Artistic

Greece has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal in the men's rings to book his Olympic spot at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and was later joined by three-time Olympian Vlasios Maras and Vasiliki Millousi, who both claimed the men's and women's individual all-around spot, respectively at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[5][6]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Eleftherios Petrounias Rings N/A N/A N/A N/A
Vlasios Maras All-around
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Vasiliki Millousi All-around

Rhythmic

Greece has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[7] A team of five rhythmic gymnasts had been added to the Greek roster by claiming one of the three available Olympic spots in the group all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Varvara Filiou Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops		 Total Rank 5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops		 Total Rank
 
 
 
 
 Team

Rowing

Greek rowers have qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dionisis Angelopoulos
Ioannis Christou
Ioannis Tsilis
Georgios Tziallas		 Four
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sofia Asoumanaki
Aikaterini Nikolaidou		 Double sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Greek sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[8] The majority of the sailing crews, led by London 2012 fourth-place finalist Byron Kokkalanis (RS:X) and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Sofia Bekatorou, along with her new partner Michail Pateniotis (Nacra 17), had been named to the Greek team, following the completion of the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Byron Kokkalanis RS:X
Finn N/A
Pavlos Kagialis
Panagiotis Mantis		 470 N/A
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Angeliki Skarlatou RS:X
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Michail Pateniotis
Sofia Bekatorou		 Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Greek shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Efthimios Mitas Skeet
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Anna Korakaki 10 m air pistol N/A
25 m pistol

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Greek swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[11][12]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Spyridon Gianniotis 10 km open water N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kalliopi Araouzou 10 km open water N/A
Olympic Qualifying Time

Synchronized swimming

Greece has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[13]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Evangelia Koutidi
Evangelia Platanioti		 Duet

Table tennis

Greece has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Panagiotis Gionis secured one of ten available Olympic spots to confirm his fourth consecutive appearance in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[14]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Panagiotis Gionis Men's singles

Water polo

Men's tournament

The Greek men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics, after winning the bronze medal in the men's tournament at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.[15]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host.
6 August 2016
Greece  –  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
8 August 2016
Serbia  –  Greece Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
10 August 2016
Greece  –  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
12 August 2016
Greece  –  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
14 August 2016
Australia  –  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Wrestling

Greece has qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 53 kg into the Olympic competition as a result of her semifinal triumph at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[16]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Maria Prevolaraki −53 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Men's And Women's RS:X Rio 2016 Olympic Places Picked Up At Santander 2014". ISAF. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Και άλλες προκρίσεις ιστιοπλόων στο Ρίο [Sailors qualified for Rio] (in Greek). PameSports.gr. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Morgan, Liam (4 March 2016). "Spanish pair win duet gold as seven nations book Olympic place at Rio 2016 synchronised swimming qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Marshall, Ian (14 April 2016). "Once Again an Olympian, Panagiotis Gionis Books Place in Memorable Style". ITTF. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Water Polo Reports - Men, FINALS". FINA. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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