Greece at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | GRE |
NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Vancouver ![]() | |
Competitors | 7 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Thanassis Tsakiris |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Greece participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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Vassilis Dimitriadis | Men's slalom | 51.96 | 56.20 | 1:48.16 | 33 |
Men's giant slalom | 1:24.64 | DNF | DNF | ||
Stefanos Tsimikalis | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | ||
Men's giant slalom | 1:29.21 | 1:30.95 | 3:00.16 | 65 | |
Sophia Ralli | Women's slalom | 59.32 | 1:01.09 | 2:00.41 | 47 |
Women's giant slalom | 1:27.75 | 1:22.86 | 2:50.61 | 53 |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Thanassis Tsakiris | Men's sprint | DNF | ||
Panagiota Tsakiri | Women's sprint | 24:28.8 | 1+2 | 86 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lefteris Fafalis | Men's sprint | 4:39:40 | 50 | did not qualify | 50 | ||||
Maria Danou | Women's 10 kilometre freestyle | 32:14.6 | 73 |
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