Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Paris, Flag of France.svg  France
Competitors39
Flag bearer Christos Vrettos [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 9 sports. [2] Greek athletes did not win any medals, but the gold medal was awarded to sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis for his work Discobole Finlandais. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948. A copy of Dimitriadis's sculpture is situated opposite the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

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Discobole Finlandais by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Athens, Greece. The original sculpture is in Randall's Island Park, New York City Diskovolos.jpg
Discobole Finlandais by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Athens, Greece. The original sculpture is in Randall's Island Park, New York City

Athletics

Twelve athletes represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Vyron Athanasiadis 10000 m N/Adid not finish
Marathon N/Adid not finish
Stelios Benardis Pentathlon N/AElim-3
Decathlon N/A5189.16024
Dimitrios Karabatis Shot put N/A10.95510did not advance
Discus throw N/ANo mark13did not advance
Argyris Karagiannis Pole vault N/A3.207did not advance
Antonios Karyofyllis High jump N/A1.707did not advance
Alexandros Kranis 5000 m N/AUnknown7did not advance
10000 m N/Adid not finish
Marathon N/Adid not finish
Konstantinos Pantelidis 100 m Unknown4did not advance
200 m Unknown2 QUnknown6did not advance
Long jump N/A5.9410did not advance
Alexandros Papafingos 100 m Unknown5did not advance
200 m Unknown3did not advance
Iraklis Sakellaropoulos Marathon N/Adid not finish
Ioannis Talianos 110 m hurdles N/A16.34did not advance
400 m hurdles N/A58.03did not advance
Christos Vrettos Shot put N/A13.1253did not advance
Georgios Zacharopoulos Discus throw N/A34.0211did not advance
Javelin throw N/A51.178did not advance
Pentathlon N/Adid not finish
Argyris Karagiannis
Konstantinos Pantelidis
Alexandros Papafingos
Ioannis Talianos
4 × 100 m relay N/A46.12 Q45.24did not advance

Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Dionysios Vasilopoulos 100 m freestyle 1:12.04did not advance
400 m freestyle 6:21.43did not advance
1500 m freestyle 26:17.44did not advance

Water polo

Greece made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster
First round
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg61Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Piscine des Tourelles

Boxing

A single boxer represented Greece at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gneftos lost his only bout.

BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Emmanouil Gneftos Welterweight Flag of Denmark.svg  Petersen  (DEN)
L
did not advance17

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

FencerEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Theodoros Foustanos Épée 2–67N/Adid not advance
Foil 0–34did not advance
Ioannis Georgiadis Sabre N/A1–68did not advance
Konstantinos Kotzias Sabre N/A3–22 Q1–79did not advance
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Épée 4–57N/Adid not advance
Tryfon Triantafyllakos Épée 5–43 QN/A3–79did not advance
Ioannis Georgiadis
Konstantinos Kotzias
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
Tryfon Triantafyllakos
Team sabre 0–23N/Adid not advance
Konstantinos Kotzias
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
Evangelos Skotidas [a]
Tryfon Triantafyllakos
Team épée 0–23N/Adid not advance

Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.

ShooterEventFinal
ScoreRank
Gerasimos Anagnostou 600 m free rifle 8224
Georgios Moraitinis 25 m rapid fire pistol 1437
50 m rifle, prone 36458
Alexandros Theofilakis 25 m rapid fire pistol 1621
50 m rifle, prone 35860
600 m free rifle 7448
Ioannis Theofilakis 25 m rapid fire pistol 1340
50 m rifle, prone 37641
600 m free rifle 7841
Georgios Vafeiadis 25 m rapid fire pistol 753
Andreas Vikhos 600 m free rifle 8131
Georgios Anitsas
Georgios Moraitinis
Alexandros Theofilakis
Ioannis Theofilakis
Andreas Vikhos
Team free rifle 52612

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Pantelis Papadopoulos Singles Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Cattaruzza  (ARG)
L 5–7, 5–7, 1–6
did not advance
Avgoustos Zerlentis Singles ByeBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  Fyzee  (IND)
W 6–3, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  de Morpurgo  (ITA)
L 0–6, 2–6, 4–6
did not advance
Pantelis Papadopoulos
Avgoustos Zerlentis
Doubles ByeFlag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  del Canto /
Lozano  (MEX)
W 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  J. Alonso /
M. Alonso  (ESP)
L 2–6, 7–9, 4–6
did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga Singles ByeBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  Polley  (IND)
L 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga
Avgoustos Zerlentis
Doubles Flag of Norway.svg  Dahl /
Langaard  (NOR)
W 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
US flag 48 stars.svg  Wightman /
Williams  (USA)
L 2–6, 1–6
did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSeventh roundEighth roundRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Vasilios Pavlidis Lightweight Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Rękawek  (POL)
L
Flag of Denmark.svg  Askehave  (DEN)
L
did not advance=20
Georgios Zervinis Bantamweight Flag of Norway.svg  Martinsen  (NOR)
L
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  van Maaren  (NED)
L
did not advance=17

Notes

  1. born 1895, date of death unknown; also competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics; father of the 1948 Olympic fencer Andreas Skotidas [3]

References

  1. "Flagbearers for Greece". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. "Greece at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. Olympedia: Evangelos Skotidas