Greece at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Greece at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Flag of Greece.svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Nagano, Japan
Competitors13 (10 men, 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Vasilios Dimitriadis (alpine skiing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Greece was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Hellenic Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, 13 athletes represented Greece in six different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, luge and snowboarding.

Competitors

In total, 13 athletes represented Greece at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across six different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 101
Bobsleigh 44
Cross-country skiing 112
Luge 101
Snowboarding 213
Total10313

Alpine skiing

Two Greek athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Vasilios Dimitriadis and Sofia Mistrioti. [1]

The women's giant slalom took place on 20 February 1998. Mistrioti completed her first run in one minute 39.76 seconds and her second run in one minute 52.44 seconds for a combined time of three minutes 32.2 seconds to finish 34th overall. [2]

The men's slalom took place on 21 February 1998. Dimitriadis did not finish his first run and did not take part in the second runs. [3]

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Vasilios Dimitriadis SlalomDNFDNF
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Sofia Mistrioti Giant Slalom1:39.761:52.443:32.2034

Biathlon

One Greek athlete participated in the biathlon events – Thanasis Tsakiris. [1]

The men's individual took place on 11 February 1998. Tsakiris completed the course in one hour one minute 38.8 seconds but with five shooting misses for an adjusted time of one hour six minutes 38.8 seconds to finish 65th overall. [4]

The men's sprint took place on 18 February 1998. Tsakiris completed the course in 31 minutes 14.6 seconds with two shooting misses to finish 58th overall. [5]

Men
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank
10 km Sprint Thanasis Tsakiris 231:14.658
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank
20 km Thanasis Tsakiris 1'01:38.851'06:38.865
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Four Greek athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – John-Andrew Kambanis, Peter Kolotouros, Anastasios Papakonstantinou and Greg Sebald. [1]

The two-man bobsleigh took place on 14 and 15 February 1998. The first two runs took place on 14 February and the last two runs on 15 February. In their first run, Sebald and Kambanis completed the course in 56.62 seconds. They completed their second run in 57.13 seconds. They completed run three in 56.45 seconds and their final run – which was the fastest of the four – in 56.37 seconds. Their total time of three minutes 46.57 seconds saw them finish in 30th place overall. [6]

The four-man bobsleigh took place on 20 and 21 February 1998. The first two runs took place on 20 February and the last two runs on 21 February. In their first run, Sebald, Papakonstantinou, Kolotouros and Kambanis completed the course in 55.94 seconds. The second runs were cancelled due to bad weather. They completed run three in 56.18 seconds and their final run in 56.14 seconds. Their total time of two minutes 48.26 seconds saw them finish in 31st place overall. [7]

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
GRE-1 Greg Sebald
John-Andrew Kambanis
Two-man56.623157.133656.453156.37313:46.5730
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
GRE-1 Greg Sebald
Anastasios Papakonstantinou
Peter Kolotouros
John-Andrew Kambanis
Four-man55.943156.183256.14312:48.2631

Cross-country skiing

Two Greek athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Katerina Anastasiou and Lefteris Fafalis. [1]

The women's 5 km classical took place on 9 February 1998. Anastasiou completed the course in 23 minutes 15.8 seconds to finish 79th and last overall. [8]

The men's 10 km classical took place on 12 February 1998. Fafalis completed the course in 34 minutes 13.7 seconds to finish 86th overall. [9]

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
10 km
C
Lefteris Fafalis 34:13.786
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
5 km
C
Katerina Anastasiou 23:15.879
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Luge

One Greek athlete participated in the luge events – Spyros Pinas. [1]

The men's singles took place on 8 and 9 February 1998. The first two runs took place on 8 February and the last two runs on 9 February. In his first run, Pinas completed the course in 51.628 seconds. His second run was the fastest of the four at 51.123 seconds. He completed run three in 51.335 seconds and his final run was 51.294 seconds. His total time of three minutes 25.38 seconds saw him finish in 24th place overall. [10]

Men
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Spyros Pinas 51.6282851.1232451.3352251.294233:25.38024

Snowboarding

Three Greek athletes participated in the snowboarding events – Markos Khatzikyriakis, Stergios Pappos and Marousa Pappou. [1]

The men's giant slalom took place on 8 February 1998. Khatzikyriakis completed his first run in one minute 6.4 seconds. Pappos did not finish his first run and did not take part in the second runs. Khatzikyriakis did not finish his second run. [11]

The women's giant slalom took place on 9 February 1998. Pappou completed her first run in one minute 33.55 seconds and her second run in one minute 22.98 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 56.53 seconds to finish 21st overall. [12]

Men's giant slalom
AthleteRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Stergios Pappos DNFDNF
Markos Khatzikyriakis 1:06.40DNFDNF
Women's giant slalom
AthleteRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Marousa Pappou 1:33.551:22.982:56.5321

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