Greece at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Greece competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag was also raised during the closing ceremony alongside the Japanese and French flags.

Greece at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors83 (46 men and 37 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Anna Korakaki
Eleftherios Petrounias
Flag bearer (closing)Ioannis Fountoulis
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male2114
Female0000
Total2114
Medals by date
DayDate Total
Day 124 July0000
Day 225 July0000
Day 326 July0000
Day 427 July0000
Day 528 July0000
Day 629 July0000
Day 730 July1001
Day 831 July0000
Day 91 August0000
Day 102 August1012
Day 113 August0000
Day 124 August0000
Day 135 August0000
Day 146 August0000
Day 157 August0000
Day 168 August0101
Total2114

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery011
Artistic swimming99
Athletics81220
Cycling303
Fencing011
Gymnastics101
Judo112
Rowing134
Sailing448
Shooting112
Swimming10212
Table tennis101
Taekwondo011
Tennis112
Water polo13013
Weightlifting101
Wrestling112
Total463783

Archery

Greece has qualified one female archer, after Evangelia Psarra finished in the top 5 in the Final Qualification Tournament.[3]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evangelia PsarraWomen's individual63044  Lin C-e (TPE)
L 4–6
did not advance

Artistic swimming

With a top 3 finish in the team event at FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Greece qualified for both events.[4]

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Evangelia Papazoglou
Evangelia Platanioti
DuetDNS – COVID-1988.1667DNS – COVID-19
Eleni Fragkaki
Krystalenia Gialama
Pinelopi Karamesiou
Maria Alzigkouzi Kominea
Andriana Misikevych
Evangelia Papazoglou
Evangelia Platanioti
Georgia Vasilopoulou
Danai Kariori (R)
TeamWithdrew ‌‌‌‌‌after testing positive for COVID-19

Athletics

Greek athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • (i) = indoor
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Konstantinos Douvalidis110 m hurdles13.6327Did not advance
Alexandros Papamichail50 km walk4:12:4936
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rafaéla Spanoudaki-Hatziriga100 mBye11.4535Did not advance
200 m23.1622 q23.3823Did not advance
Irini Vasiliou400 m53.1635Did not advance
Elisavet Pesiridou100 m hurdlesDNFDid not advance
Antigoni Drisbioti20 km walk1:31:24 SB8
Kiriaki Filtisakou1:36:5129
Panagiota Tsinopoulou1:47:1953
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Miltiadis TentoglouLong jump8.222 Q8.41[a]
Dimitrios TsiamisTriple jumpNMDid not advance
Konstantinos FilippidisPole vault5.5022Did not advance
Emmanouil Karalis5.758 q5.80=4
Mihail AnastasakisHammer throw73.5222Did not advance
Christos Frantzeskakis72.1925Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Paraskevi PapachristouTriple jump12.2332Did not advance
Nikoleta KyriakopoulouPole vault4.55=1 q4.55=8
Eleni-Klaoudia Polak4.4019Did not advance
Katerina Stefanidi4.55=8 q4.80 =SB4
Chrysoula AnagnostopoulouDiscus throw59.1819Did not advance
Stamatia ScarvelisHammer throw69.0118Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Greece entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[7]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Polychronis TzortzakisMen's road race6:16:5363

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece entered one rider to compete in the men's omnium based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.[8]

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsPointsRank
Christos VolikakisMen's omnium1781781414DNF−20DNF

Mountain bike

Greece qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's nineteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.[9]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Periklis IliasMen's cross-countryLAP (3 laps)35

Fencing

Greece entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2019 world bronze medalist Theodora Gkountoura claimed a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[10]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Theodora GkountouraWomen's sabreBye  Emura (JPN)
L 8–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

On 25 June 2021, Eleftherios Petrounias secured a position in men's rings at the 2020 Summer Olympics, by winning a gold medal with 15.500 points at the 2020–2021 FIG World Cup in Doha, Qatar.[11]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Eleftherios PetrouniasRings15.33315.3331 Q15.20015.200

Judo

Alexios Ntanatsidis secured a position in his category by virtue of his world ranking. Elisavet Teltsidou secured a position in her category through a continental quota.[12][13]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexios NtanatsidisMen's −81 kgBye  Valois-Fortier (CAN)
L 00–10 GS
Did not advance
Elisavet TeltsidouWomen's −70 kg  Sun Xq (CHN)
W 01–00
 Pinot (FRA)
W 10–00
 Taimazova (ROC)
L 00–01
Did not advance  Scoccimarro (GER)
L 00–10 GS
Did not advance7

Rowing

Greece qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. The women's coxless pair confirmed an Olympic place by finishing fifth in the B-final and secured the last of eleven berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria, while the men's single sculls rower added one boat for the Greek roster with a top finish at the 2021 European Continental Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.[14][15] Another Greek rower scored a gold-medal triumph to book one of the remaining boats available in the women's single sculls at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[16]

AthleteEventHeatRepechageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Stefanos NtouskosMen's single sculls6:59.491 QFBye7:12.772 SA/B6:41.611 FA6:40.45 OR
Anneta KyridouWomen's single sculls7:54.283 QFBye8:02.193 SA/B7:40.816 FB7:36.7910
Christina Bourmpou
Maria Kyridou
Women's pair7:33.945 R7:28.001 SA/B6:48.70 WR1 FA6:57.115

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 qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[17][18]

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Byron KokkalanisRS:X817105DNF818196784EL11011
Ioannis MitakisFinn41313611101181618EL9212
Pavlos Kagialis
Panagiotis Mantis
470563DSQ151287469848
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Aikaterini DivariRS:X191919202023151813191923EL20419
Vasileia KarachaliouLaser Radial21961212192619861129
Ariadne Paraskevi Spanaki
Emilia Tsoulfa
470148BFD171813212UFD9EL11415

M = Medal race, EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race, DNF= Did not finish the race, BFD = Black Flag Disqualification – False start, DSQ = Disqualification, UFD = "U" Flag Disqualification

Shooting

Greek shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[19]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nikolaos MavrommatisMen's skeet11920Did not advance
Anna KorakakiWomen's 10 m air pistol5852 Q157.46
Women's 25 m pistol5846 Q186

Swimming

Greek swimmers further 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)):[20][21][22]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Apostolos Christou100 m backstroke53.77=15 Q53.4111Did not advance
100 m freestyle48.5018Did not advance
Konstantinos Englezakis800 m freestyleDNSDid not advance
Kristian Gkolomeev50 m freestyle21.663 Q21.60=3 Q21.72=5
Athanasios Kynigakis10 km open water1:49:29.25
Dimitrios Markos200 m freestyle1:49.1631Did not advance
800 m freestyle7:58.6826did not advance
Apostolos Papastamos200 m individual medley2:00.3835Did not advance
400 m individual medley4:12.5014Did not advance
Andreas Vazaios200 m individual medley1:58.8424Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Kristian Gkolomeev
Odysseas Meladinis
Andreas Vazaios
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:15.2915Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Evangelos Makrygiannis
Konstantinos Meretsolias
Andreas Vazaios
4 × 100 m medley relay3:36.2814Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anna Ntountounaki100 m butterfly57.7513 Q57.25 NR9Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Apostolos Christou
Theodora Drakou
Konstantinos Meretsolias
Anna Ntountounaki
4 × 100 m medley relay3:44.77 NR11Did not advance

Table tennis

Greece entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Panagiotis Gionis scored a third-stage semifinal triumph to book his fifth consecutive trip to the Games in the men's singles at the European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal.[23]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Panagiotis GionisMen's singlesBye  Peto (SRB)
W 4–0
 Saleh (EGY)
W 4–1
 Jeoung Y-s (KOR)
L 3–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Greece entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time since 2012. 2018 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Fani Tzeli secured a spot in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[24]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fani TzeliWomen's −57 kgBye  Minina (ROC)
L 7–15
Did not advance  Ben Yessouf (NIG)
L 0–2 GP
Did not advance7

Tennis

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari secured a position in the Men's and Women's singles respectively by virtue of their world rankings on 14 June 2021. In addition, their combined ranking made them available to play together in the Mixed doubles tournament.[25][26]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Stefanos TsitsipasMen's singles  Kohlschreiber (GER)
W 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
 Tiafoe (USA)
W 6–3, 6–4
 Humbert (FRA)
L 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Did not advance
Maria SakkariWomen's singles  Kontaveit (EST)
W 7–5, 6–2
 Stojanović (SRB)
W 6–1, 6–2
 Svitolina (UKR)
L 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Maria Sakkari
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Mixed doubles  Dabrowski /
Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
W 6–3, 6–4
 Barty /
Peers (AUS)
L 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Key:
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Greece men'sMen's tournament  Hungary
W 10–9
 Italy
D 6–6
 Japan
W 10–9
 South Africa
W 28–5
 United States
W 14–5
1 Q  Montenegro
W 10–4
 Hungary
W 9–6
 Serbia
L 10–13

Men's tournament

Greece men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 World Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[27][28]

Team roster

Greece's final squad was announced on 3 July 2021.[29]

Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos[30]

No.PlayerPos.L/RHeightWeightDate of birth (age)AppsOG/
Goals
ClubRef
1Emmanouil Zerdevas10GK2R1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1997-08-12)12 August 1997 (aged 23)840/0 Olympiacos[31]
2Konstantinos Genidounias50D2R1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 (aged 28)1611/4 Olympiacos[32]
3Dimitrios Skoumpakis20CB2R2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)109 kg (240 lb) (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22)700/0 Olympiacos[33]
4Marios Kapotsis50D2R1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 29)1080/0 Olympiacos[34]
5Ioannis Fountoulis (C)50D2R1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 33)3112/24 Olympiacos[35]
6Alexandros Papanastasiou50D2R1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1999-02-12)12 February 1999 (aged 22)580/0 Jug Dubrovnik[36]
7Georgios Dervisis20CB2R1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 26)1461/3 Olympiacos[37]
8Stylianos Argyropoulos20CB2R1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 24)970/0 Olympiacos[38]
9Konstantinos Mourikis40CF2R1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)115 kg (254 lb) (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 33)2722/11 Olympiacos[39]
10Christodoulos Kolomvos40CF2R1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)106 kg (234 lb) (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 32)2391/2 Enka[40]
11Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis50D2R1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1999-11-19)19 November 1999 (aged 21)280/0 Vouliagmeni[41]
12Angelos Vlachopoulos50D2R1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (176 lb) (1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 29)1831/13 Novi Beograd[42]
13Konstantinos Galanidis10GK2R2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)110 kg (243 lb) (1990-09-01)1 September 1990 (aged 30)1030/0 Apollon Smyrnis[43]
Average1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)27 years, 255 days143

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Greece Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Greece54106834+349Quarterfinals
2  Italy53206032+288
3  Hungary53116435+297
4  United States52035953+64
5  Japan (H)51046566−12
6  South Africa500520116−960
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
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) Hosts
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
11:30
v
ReportHungary  9–10  GreeceTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 2–3, 1–1
Erdélyi, Varga 3GoalsFountoulis 3

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
15:30
v
ReportItaly  6–6  GreeceTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 0–4, 4–0
Aicardi, Figlioli 2Goalssix players 1

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
18:20
v
ReportGreece  10–9  JapanTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 2–1, 3–3
Kapotsis, Genidounias 3GoalsAdachi 3

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
19:50
v
ReportSouth Africa  5–28  GreeceTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
John Waldow (NZL), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 2–5, 1–7, 1–9
Stone 2GoalsFountoulis 5

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
11:30
v
ReportGreece  14–5  United StatesTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–2, 5–2, 3–0
Genidounias 5GoalsObert 2
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
15:30
v
ReportGreece  10–4  MontenegroTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–1, 3–1, 4–2
Genidounias 5GoalsIvović 2
Semifinal
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
15:30
v
ReportGreece  9–6  HungaryTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 2–2, 4–2
Argyropoulos 4GoalsManhercz 2
Gold medal game
8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
16:30
v
ReportGreece  10–13  SerbiaTokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–2, 2–2, 1–3
three players 2Goalsthree players 3

Weightlifting

Greece has received a letter from IWF to fill a vacancy sending a male weightlifter to the Olympics.[44]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Theodoros IakovidisMen's −96 kg156=101821133811

Wrestling

Greece qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to claim an Olympic slot in the women's freestyle 53 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Greek wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's freestyle 65 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[45]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Georgios PilidisMen's −65 kg  Gadzhiev (POL)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance15
Maria PrevolarakiWomen's −53 kg  Valverde (ECU)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11

Notes

References