| Greece at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
in Paris,  France 14 May, 1900 – 28 October, 1900 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Greece competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Three Greek competitors had four entries in three events spread over two disciplines. None of the Greek athletes won a medal.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Two Greek athlete competed in two throwing events in the athletics program, with Paraskevopoulos taking 4th and 5th place in the two events and Versis not recording a fair mark in his only event.
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | Men's shot put | 11.29 | 5 | 11.52 | 5 [1] |
| Sotirios Versis | NM | — | Did not advance [1] | ||
| Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | Men's discus throw | 34.04 | 4 | 34.50 | 4 [2] |
| Sotirios Versis | DNS | — | Did not advance [2] | ||
Greece was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Rank | ||
| Alexandros Merkati | Men's | Unknown | Unknown | 246 | =11 [note 1] |
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