Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GRE |
NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris, France | |
Competitors | 39 |
Flag bearer | Christos Vrettos [1] |
Medals |
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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.
Twelve athletes represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Vyron Athanasiadis | 10000 m | N/A | did not finish | ||||||
Marathon | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
Stelios Benardis | Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-3 | ||||||
Decathlon | N/A | 5189.160 | 24 | ||||||
Dimitrios Karabatis | Shot put | N/A | 10.955 | 10 | did not advance | ||||
Discus throw | N/A | No mark | 13 | did not advance | |||||
Argyris Karagiannis | Pole vault | N/A | 3.20 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
Antonios Karyofyllis | High jump | N/A | 1.70 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
Alexandros Kranis | 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 7 | did not advance | ||||
10000 m | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
Marathon | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
Konstantinos Pantelidis | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||||
200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Long jump | N/A | 5.94 | 10 | did not advance | |||||
Alexandros Papafingos | 100 m | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | |||||
200 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
Iraklis Sakellaropoulos | Marathon | N/A | did not finish | ||||||
Ioannis Talianos | 110 m hurdles | N/A | 16.3 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
400 m hurdles | N/A | 58.0 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Christos Vrettos | Shot put | N/A | 13.125 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Georgios Zacharopoulos | Discus throw | N/A | 34.02 | 11 | did not advance | ||||
Javelin throw | N/A | 51.17 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
Pentathlon | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
Argyris Karagiannis Konstantinos Pantelidis Alexandros Papafingos Ioannis Talianos | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | 46.1 | 2 Q | 45.2 | 4 | did not advance |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dionysios Vasilopoulos | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.0 | 4 | did not advance | |||
400 m freestyle | 6:21.4 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
1500 m freestyle | 26:17.4 | 4 | did not advance |
Greece made its second Olympic water polo appearance.
Czechoslovakia | 6–1 | Greece | Piscine des Tourelles |
A single boxer represented Greece at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gneftos lost his only bout.
Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Emmanouil Gneftos | Welterweight | Petersen (DEN) L | did not advance | 17 |
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Six fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the pool.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Theodoros Foustanos | Épée | 2–6 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||||
Foil | 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||||||
Ioannis Georgiadis | Sabre | N/A | 1–6 | 8 | did not advance | ||||||||
Konstantinos Kotzias | Sabre | N/A | 3–2 | 2 Q | 1–7 | 9 | did not advance | ||||||
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos | Épée | 4–5 | 7 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||||
Tryfon Triantafyllakos | Épée | 5–4 | 3 Q | N/A | 3–7 | 9 | did not advance | ||||||
Ioannis Georgiadis Konstantinos Kotzias Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Tryfon Triantafyllakos | Team sabre | 0–2 | 3 | N/A | did not advance | ||||||||
Konstantinos Kotzias Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Evangelos Skotidas Tryfon Triantafyllakos | Team épée | 0–2 | 3 | N/A | did not advance |
Seven sport shooters represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.
Shooter | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Gerasimos Anagnostou | 600 m free rifle | 82 | 24 |
Georgios Moraitinis | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 14 | 37 |
50 m rifle, prone | 364 | 58 | |
Alexandros Theofilakis | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 16 | 21 |
50 m rifle, prone | 358 | 60 | |
600 m free rifle | 74 | 48 | |
Ioannis Theofilakis | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 13 | 40 |
50 m rifle, prone | 376 | 41 | |
600 m free rifle | 78 | 41 | |
Georgios Vafeiadis | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 7 | 53 |
Andreas Vikhos | 600 m free rifle | 81 | 31 |
Georgios Anitsas Georgios Moraitinis Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis Andreas Vikhos | Team free rifle | 526 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Pantelis Papadopoulos | Singles | Cattaruzza (ARG) L 5–7, 5–7, 1–6 | did not advance | ||||||
Avgoustos Zerlentis | Singles | Bye | Fyzee (IND) W 6–3, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | de Morpurgo (ITA) L 0–6, 2–6, 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
Pantelis Papadopoulos Avgoustos Zerlentis | Doubles | — | Bye | del Canto / Lozano (MEX) W 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | J. Alonso / M. Alonso (ESP) L 2–6, 7–9, 4–6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga | Singles | Bye | Polley (IND) L 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga Avgoustos Zerlentis | Doubles | Dahl / Langaard (NOR) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Wightman / Williams (USA) L 2–6, 1–6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Eighth round | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Vasilios Pavlidis | Lightweight | Rękawek (POL) L | Askehave (DEN) L | did not advance | — | =20 | ||||
Georgios Zervinis | Bantamweight | Martinsen (NOR) L | van Maaren (NED) L | did not advance | — | =17 |
Argentina at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France was the nation's fourth appearance out of seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1924 Summer Olympics its first national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee, 77 athletes that competed in 39 events in 11 sports. They brought home Argentina's inaugural batch of Olympic medals, one gold in a team sport, three silver and two bronze; the latter five medals for individual achievement.
Canada competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.
Australia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Egypt competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 24 competitors, all men, took part in 12 events in 9 sports.
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The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 299 competitors, 275 men and 24 women, took part in 108 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 62 competitors, 60 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 10 sports.
Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 200 competitors, 196 men and 4 women, took part in 93 events in 18 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 141 competitors, 136 men and 5 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.
Finland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 121 competitors, all men, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.
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Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
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Monaco competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.