Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Greece.svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Atlanta Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Competitors121 (87 men, 34 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearers Pyrros Dimas (opening)
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (closing)
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
0
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 121 competitors, 87 men and 34 women, took part in 94 events in 18 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Greece finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and four silver medals.

Gold

Silver

Athletics

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.98m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 74.46m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.93m
  • Final — 2.03m (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.60m
  • Final — 6.97m (→ 4th place)
  • Qualification — 6.58m
  • Final — 6.37m (→ 11th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 56.66m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 59.60m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 58.70m (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 14.48m
  • Final — 14.44m (→ 6th place)

Women's Marathon

Basketball

Men's tournament

Preliminary round
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 550478364+11410Quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541492438+549
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 532402416−148
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 523498494+47
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 514447465−1869th place playoff
6Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 505422562−140511th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg63–71Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30–30, 33–41
Pts: Fasoulas 21
Rebs: Fasoulas 10
Asts: Sigalas 4		Pts: Savić 21
Rebs: Divac 8
Asts: Đorđević 6
Atlanta
Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg87–89Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 54–54, 33–35
Pts: Schmidt 32
Rebs: dos Santos 10
Asts: Minuci 6		Pts: Oikonomou 36
Rebs: Fasoulas 6
Asts: Bakatsias 5
Atlanta
Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg80–69Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half:51–33, 29–36
Pts: Oikonomou 19
Rebs: Oikonomou 8
Asts: Oikonomou, Christodoulou 3		Pts: Mincy 20
Rebs: Mincy 8
Asts: Ortíz 4
Atlanta
Referees: Gennaro Colucci ITA, Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg86–108Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 44–56, 42–52
Pts: J. Y. Hyun 24
Rebs: J. Y. Hyun 6
Asts: D. H. Kang 10		Pts: Sigalas 22
Rebs: Rentzias 8
Asts: Bakatsias, Sigalas 6
Atlanta
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Yi Cui (CHN)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg103–62Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half:52–30, 51–32
Pts: Gaze 17
Rebs: Bradtke 8
Asts: Heal 5		Pts: Oikonomou 22
Rebs: Papanikolaou 6
Asts: Giannakis 4
Atlanta
Referees: Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
Quarterfinals
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
10:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg99–66Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half:45–19, 54–47
Pts: Marčiulionis 16
Rebs: Sabonis 11
Asts: Marčiulionis 7		Pts: Sigalas 18
Rebs: Rentzias 4
Asts: Sigalas 5
Atlanta
Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)
5–8th Place classification match
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01)
10:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg75–115Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 24–50, 51–65
Pts: Wu 20
Rebs: Liu 8
Asts: Li 7		Pts: Fasoulas 19
Rebs: Christodoulou 12
Asts: Christodoulou 8
Atlanta
Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
5th Place match
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
22:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg91–72Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half: 45–49, 46–23
Pts: Sigalas 35
Rebs: Fasoulas, Christodoulou 7
Asts: Patavoukas 7		Pts: Minuci 23
Rebs: Vianna 11
Asts: Ratto 7
Atlanta
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Cycling

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 316.50 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Fencing

One female fencer represented Greece in 1996.

Women's épée

Gymnastics

Judo

Charalampos Papaioannou [2] [ circular reference ] 7th place, heavy weight

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567891011
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Mistral 51261911DNF—17 Gold medal.svg
Aimilios Papathanasiou Finn 2621DNF27PMS16212329DNF—19527
Andreas Kosmatopoulos
Konstantinos Trigkonis 		470 11191813521518510249711
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567891011
Angeliki Skarlatou Mistral 232124222224212119—14923
Maria Mylona Europe 132220222413111119212415222
Aikaterini Kaloudi
Emilia Tsoulfa 		470 920619186161717181312017
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567891011
Dimitrios Theodorakis Laser 212816183326282025252420327
Anastasios Bountouris
Dimitrios Boukis 		Star 6814366116411—454
Stavros Alevras
Panagiotis Alevras
Stefanos Chandakas 		Soling 141218PMS31621112013—10718

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 100m Backstroke

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly


Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

Women's 100m Butterfly

Women's 200m Butterfly

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Table tennis

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)

  • Final — 180.0 + 212.5 = 392.5 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)

Wrestling

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References

  1. ↑ "Greece at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ↑ Charalampos Papaioannou
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