Greece at the 1936 Winter Olympics

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Greece at the
1936 Winter Olympics
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Competitors1 (man) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Dimitrios Negrepontis [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Greece participated at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, held between 6 and 16 February 1936. The country's participation in the Games marked its first appearance at the Winter Olympics. The Greek team consisted of a lone athlete skier Dimitrios Negrepontis, who also served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. The country did not win any medals in the event.

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Background

Greece is the home of the Olympic Games, where the Ancient Olympic Games were held from 8th century BCE to 4th century CE. The first Modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Greece had been participating in every Summer Games since the inception. [2] However, the nation did not participate in the first three Winter Olympics since its inception in 1924 in Chamonix. The country's participation in the 1936 Games marked its debut appearance at the Winter Olympics. [2]

The 1936 Winter Olympics were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, held between 6 and 16 February 1936. [3] [4] [5] The Greek delegation consisted of a lone athlete skier Dimitrios Negrepontis, [6] [7] who also served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. [8]

Competitors

A lone athlete competed in three events across two sports. [6] [7]

SportMenWomenAthletes
Alpine skiing 101
Cross-country skiing 101
Total101 [a]
  1. ↑ The same athlete competed in both the events

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing competitions for men were held between 7 and 9 February at Kreuzeck-Gebiet. [9] Dimitrios Negrepontis was the lone athlete representing the nation, in the Men's combined event. [6] [7] He was ranked 43rd in the downhill event before being disqualified during the second run in the slalom event. [9]

AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotal
TimeRankTime 1Time 2RankTotal pointsRank
Dimitrios Negrepontis Men's combined 6:58.6432:15.3DSQ–DNF–

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing competitions for men were held between 12 and 15 February at Olympia-Skistadion. [10] [11] Negrepontis was again the lone competitor representing Greece. While he did not finish the 18 km event, he failed to start in the 50 km event. [6] [7]

EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
Dimitrios Negrepontis Men's 18 km DNF–
Men's 50 km DNS–

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers for Greece". Olympedia . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Greece at the Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Squaw Valley 1936". Olympics.com . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "1936 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Greece at the 1936 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Greece at 1936 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  8. ↑ "Flag bearers at the 1936 Winter Olympics". Olympedia . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Alpine skiing, combined men". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cross-country skiing, 18 km men". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cross-country skiing, 50 km men". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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