| Greece at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 20 |
| Flag bearer | Nikolaos Georgantas |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Greece competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras | Athletics | Men's standing high jump | August 23 |
| Men's standing long jump | August 20 | |||
| Silver | Michalis Dorizas | Athletics | Men's freestyle javelin | August 15 |
 Bronze | Anastasios Metaxas [a] | Shooting | Men's individual trap | July 11 |
Greece's best results were a trio of silver medals, one by Konstantinos Tsiklitiras in each of the standing jumps and the third by Mikhail Dorizas in the freestyle javelin.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Georgios Skoutarides | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Did not advance | |
| Mikhail Paskalides | Unknown 4th, heat 6 | ||||
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Mikhail Paskalides | Unknown 2nd, heat 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Stefanos Demitrios | None held | Unknown 4th, heat 4 | Did not advance |
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Georgios Skoutarides | Unknown 2nd, heat 3 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 5 miles | — | Georgios Koulouberdas | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's marathon | — | Georgios Koulouberdas | None held | Did not finish | |
| Anastasios Koutoulakis | Did not finish | ||||
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's triple jump | 10th | Dimitrios Muller | 13.09 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 6th | Georgios Banikas | 3.50 metres |
| 9th | Stefanos Kountouriotis | 3.25 metres | |
| Men's standing high jump | 2nd | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras | 1.55 metres |
| Men's standing long jump | 2nd | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras | 3.235 metres |
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | Mikhail Dorizas | Unknown |
| Nikolaos Georgantas | Unknown | ||
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Mikhail Dorizas | Unknown |
| Nikolaos Georgantas | Unknown | ||
| Men's javelin throw | 8-16 | Kharalambos Zouras | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus | 5th | Mikhail Dorizas | 33.34 metres |
| 6th | Nikolaos Georgantas | 33.21 metres | |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 2nd | Mikhail Dorizas | 51.36 metres |
| 4th | Kharalambos Zouras | 48.61 metres | |
| 10-33 | Nikolaos Georgantas | Unknown | |
Greece had one long-distance cyclist enter the cycling competitions in 1908. He did not finish either of his races.
| Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 20 kilometres | — | Ioannis Santorinaios | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | — | Ioannis Santorinaios | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 45th | Alexandros Theofilakis | 30 |
| Men's team free rifle | 9th | Ioannis Theofilakis Matthias Triantafyllidis Alexandros Theofilakis Georgios Orphanidis Defkalion Rediadis Frangiskos Maurommatis | 3789 |
| Men's team military rifle | 7th | Ioannis Theofilakis Frangiskos Maurommatis Alexandros Theofilakis Georgios Orphanidis Matthias Triantafilladis Deukal. Rediadis | 1999 |
| Men's stationary target small-bore rifle | 15th | Georgios Orphanidis | 357 |
| Men's individual pistol | 25th | Frangiskos Maurommatis | 419 |
| 26th | Alexandros Theofilakis | 409 | |
| 29th | Ioannis Theofilakis | 406 | |
| 32nd | Deukal. Rediadis | 397 | |
| Men's team pistol | 7th | Frangiskos Maurommatis Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis Georgios Orphanidis | 1576 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 3rd | Anastasios Metaxas [a] | 57 |
a Anastasios Metaxas (GRE) is generally credited with a bronze medal in men's individual trap shooting; no tie-breaker was held. [1] The 1908 official report lists Metaxas as having tied with Alexander Maunder (GBR) and assigns bronze medals to each. However, Metaxas does not appear in the IOC medal database, which lists only Maunder as sole bronze medalist. [2]
The 1908 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event held from 27 April to 31 October 1908, in London, United Kingdom, coinciding with the Franco-British Exhibition. A total of 2,008 athletes representing 22 nations participated in 110 events in 18 sports. Diving, field hockey, and figure skating were contested for the first time at these Games. Argentina, Switzerland and Turkey were the only nations that did not earn any medals.
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London saw fifteen shooting events. Most of the events were held at Bisley, Surrey while the trap shooting events were held at Uxendon.
Anastasios Metaxas was a Greek architect and shooter.
Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908. 15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed. It is the only one of the 111 events featured in 1908 to not have any competitors from the host nation. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Edward Cook and Alfred Carlton Gilbert of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's pole vault. The tie was permitted, rather than a jump-off being held, due to the length of the competition. Similarly, bronze medals were awarded to all three men who had cleared 3.58 metres for third place. Sweden and Canada thus received their first medals in the pole vault, while the United States had the unusual distinction of winning three medals in an event but not sweeping.
The men's standing high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 23, 1908. 23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Ray Ewry of the United States, his third consecutive victory in the event. Ewry won all eight standing jump events from 1900 to 1908 as well as both events at the 1906 Intercalated Games. Konstantinos Tsiklitiras of Greece took silver, tying with American John Biller. Tsiklitiras was the first non-American to medal in the event; the United States had swept the medals in both 1900 and 1904.
The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908. 42 throwers from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Martin Sheridan of the United States, his second consecutive victory in the event. The Americans completed their first sweep in the discus throw, with Merritt Giffin taking silver and Bill Horr bronze.
The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908. 25 shot putters from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Ralph Rose, successfully defending his title from 1904 and making it four consecutive Games that the event was won by an American. The two-Games streak of sweeps in 1900 and 1904 ended, however, as Denis Horgan of Great Britain took silver. Johnny Garrels of the United States took bronze. Rose was the second man to win two medals in the shot put ; Wesley Coe nearly was the third as he ended up in 4th place, only 11 centimetres behind Garrels.
The men's Continental style was one of three archery events on the Archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was held on 20 July. NOCs were limited to 30 competitors each, though none came close to this maximum.
The mixed pairs was one of four events in figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Each nation could enter up to 3 pairs. Twelve years later, silver medalist Phyllis Johnson would capture a bronze medal with a new partner at the 1920 Olympics.
The men's 300 m rifle three positions was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 11 July 1908. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters. Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed. The event was won by Albert Helgerud of Norway, the nation's first victory in the event. Norway also won bronze, with Ole Sæther finishing third. Between the two Norwegians was Harry Simon, taking silver in the United States' debut.
The men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, 10 July 1908. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters. Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed. Nations were limited to 12 shooters each. The event was won by Paul Van Asbroeck of Belgium, with his countryman Réginald Storms taking silver. They were the first medals for Belgian shooters in the free pistol. American James Gorman finished with the bronze medal after an unsuccessful protest, claiming he had put one bullet through a previous hole.
The men's single-shot 100 meter running deer competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet, with the shooter firing one shot during each run. The runs lasted about 4 seconds each and took place 110 yards distant from the shooter. There were three concentric circles on the target, with the smallest counting for 4 points, the middle for 3, and the outermost for 2. A hit outside the circles but still on the target counted for 1 point. The maximum possible score was thus 40 points. Each nation could enter up to 12 shooters.
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The men's 3 metre springboard, also known as the fancy diving competition, was one of two diving events on the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 10 metre platform. The competition was held on Tuesday 14 and Saturday 18 July 1908. Twenty-three divers from eight nations competed. Each nation could enter up to 12 divers.
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The United States competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. During the opening ceremony, American athletes did not dip their flag to the British royalty in support of the Irish boycott over Great Britain's refusal to grant Irish independence.
Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.
Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.