Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Greece.svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) – 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
Competitors93 (56 men and 37 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Sofia Bekatorou
Flag bearer (closing) Katerina Stefanidi
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the Maracanã Stadium during the opening ceremony.

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The Hellenic Olympic Committee confirmed a roster of 93 athletes, 56 men and 37 women, to compete across 15 sports at the Games, the smallest in Summer Olympic history since 1992. [1] Aquatic sports constituted the largest number of athletes on the Greek team, with a combined total of 29 entries (14 in swimming, 2 in synchronized swimming, and 13 in men's water polo). There was a single competitor each in archery, road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.

The Greek roster featured 36 returning Olympians, with archer Evangelia Psarra (the oldest member of the team, aged 42) and long-distance swimmer and double world open water champion Spyridon Gianniotis headed to their fifth consecutive Games as the most experienced competitors. [1] Five Greek athletes vied for their fourth Olympic appearance, including table tennis player Panagiotis Gionis, gymnast Vlasios Maras, and judo legend Ilias Iliadis (all of whom started as members of the host nation team in Athens 2004). Sailor and two-time medalist Sofia Bekatorou, who raced alongside her partner Michail Pateniotis in the Nacra 17 class, created Summer Olympic history as the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [2] [3]

Greece returned home from Rio de Janeiro with six medals (three gold, one silver, and two bronze), a vast improvement on the nation's overall medal tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [4] Anna Korakaki accomplished a historic feat as the first Greek athlete to earn multiple medals at a single Olympics since 1912, with a gold and a bronze in women's pistol shooting. [5] The gold medal was the first one for Greece after a 12-year drought. Two other golds were awarded to gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias in the men's rings, and pole vaulter Ekaterini Stefanidi, the first for Greece in the track and field after 12 years. [6] Gianniotis enjoyed the final race of his swimming career with a runner-up finish in the open water marathon, while Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis handed the Greeks their eighth Olympic medal in sailing, obtaining the bronze in the men's 470 class. [7] [8]

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 011
Athletics 101525
Cycling 303
Fencing 022
Gymnastics 279
Judo 202
Rowing 8210
Sailing 527
Shooting 112
Swimming 10414
Synchronized swimming 022
Table tennis 101
Water polo 13013
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 011
Total563793

Archery

Greece has received a spare Olympic berth freed up by Ivory Coast to send a female archer to the Olympics, as the Ivorian National Olympic Committee decided to withdraw its entry after the deadline. The berth was officially awarded to four-time Olympian Evangelia Psarra. [9] [10]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evangelia Psarra Women's individual 59655Flag of Japan.svg  Kawanaka  (JPN)
L 3–7
Did not advance

Athletics

Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [11] [12]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas 200 m 20.313 q20.637Did not advance
Konstantinos Douvalidis 110 m hurdles 13.411 Q13.475Did not advance
Michail Kalomiris Marathon 2:37:03132
Christoforos Merousis 2:29:39116
Alexandros Papamichail 20 km walk 1:21:5520
50 km walk 3:59:2128
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maria Belimpasaki 200 m 23.194Did not advance
Irini Vasiliou 400 m 54.377Did not advance
Alexi Pappas 10000 m 31:36.16 NR 17
Elisavet Pesiridou 100 m hurdles 13.107Did not advance
Ourania Rebouli Marathon 2:46:3288
Sofia Riga 2:49:07103
Panagiota Vlachaki 2:59:12118
Antigoni Drisbioti 20 km walk 1:32:3215
Panagiota Tsinopoulou 1:38:2447
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Miltiadis Tentoglou Long jump 7.6427Did not advance
Konstadinos Baniotis High jump 2.2234Did not advance
Konstantinos Filippidis Pole vault 5.702 q5.507
Nicholas Scarvelis Shot put 19.3727Did not advance
Michail Anastasakis Hammer throw 71.2820Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Haido Alexouli Long jump 6.1332Did not advance
Paraskevi Papachristou Triple jump 14.432 Q14.268
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Pole vault DNSDid not advance
Ekaterini Stefanidi 4.601 Q4.85Gold medal icon.svg
Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou Discus throw 54.8426Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Sofia Yfantidou Result13.991.6512.9726.325.5154.572:30.08561327
Points980795725769703949692

Cycling

Road

Greece has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. [13]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Ioannis Tamouridis Men's road race 6:30:0551

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece has entered one rider to compete in the men's keirin at the Olympics, by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Christos Volikakis Men's keirin 4 R1 Q5 FB12

Mountain biking

Greece has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's twenty-first-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Dimitrios Antoniadis Men's cross-country 1:44:1731

Fencing

Greece has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Vassiliki Vougiouka claimed a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Europe zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. [14] Meanwhile, Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou rounded out the Greek roster by finishing among the top four individual fencers in the women's foil at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Aikaterini-Maria Kontochristopoulou Women's foil Flag of Vietnam.svg  Đỗ T A  (VIE)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Vassiliki Vougiouka Women's sabre ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Wozniak  (USA)
W 15–8
Flag of Russia.svg  Egorian  (RUS)
L 11–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Greece has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Eleftherios Petrounias won the gold medal in the men's rings to book his Olympic spot at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and was later joined by three-time Olympian Vlasios Maras and Vasiliki Millousi, who both claimed the men's and women's individual all-around spot, respectively at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [15] [16]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Eleftherios Petrounias Rings 15.83315.8332 Q16.00016.000Gold medal icon.svg
Vlasios Maras Horizontal bar 14.20014.20038Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Vasiliki Millousi Balance beam 13.20013.20057Did not advance

Rhythmic

Greece has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [17] A team of five rhythmic gymnasts were added to the Greek roster by claiming one of the three available Olympic spots in the group all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Varvara Filiou Individual 17.20817.33317.33316.75068.62415Did not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
5 ribbons3 clubs
2 hoops
TotalRank5 ribbons3 clubs
2 hoops
TotalRank
Ioanna Anagnostopoulou
Eleni Doika
Zoi Kontogianni
Michaela Metallidou
Stavroula Samara
Team 15.00015.41630.41613Did not advance

Judo

Greece has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Roman Moustopoulos and double Olympic medalist Ilias Iliadis were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [18] [19]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Roman Moustopoulos Men's −81 kg ByeFlag of El Salvador.svg  Turcios  (ESA)
L 000–100
Did not advance
Ilias Iliadis Men's −90 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cheng Xz  (CHN)
L 000–100
Did not advance

Rowing

Greece has qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowers competing in the men's four and women's single sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.

On July 26, 2016, the men's lightweight four berth was awarded to the Greek rowing team, as a response to the removal of four boats held by the Russians from FISA due to their previous doping bans and their implications in the "disappearing positive methodology" set out in the McClaren Report on Russia's state-sponsored doping. [20]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dionisis Angelopoulos
Ioannis Christou
Ioannis Tsilis
Georgios Tziallas
Four 5:59.652 SA/BBye6:24.045 FB6:00.568
Spyridon Giannaros
Panagiotis Magdanis
Stefanos Ntouskos
Ioannis Petrou
Lightweight four 6:05.273 SA/BBye6:23.953 FA6:36.476
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sofia Asoumanaki
Aikaterini Nikolaidou
Double sculls 7:20.643 SA/BBye6:51.991 FA7:48.624

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Greek sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. [21] The majority of the sailing crews, led by London 2012 fourth-place finalist Byron Kokkalanis (RS:X) and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Sofia Bekatorou, along with her new partner Michail Pateniotis (Nacra 17), were named to the Greek team, following the completion of the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta. [22] Meanwhile, London 2012 Olympian Ioannis Mitakis rounded out the Greek selection at the 2016 Finn Gold Cup. [23]

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Byron Kokkalanis RS:X 2261355581212111018965
Ioannis Mitakis Finn 1224321312219133EL8811
Pavlos Kagialis
Panagiotis Mantis
470 931513952222058Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Angeliki Skarlatou RS:X 16177121715272016152016EL17119
Mixed
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Michail Pateniotis
Sofia Bekatorou
Nacra 17 212116461131514182119EL14818

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Greek shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. [24]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Efthimios Mitas Men's skeet 11913Did not advance
Anna Korakaki Women's 10 m air pistol 3873 Q177.7Bronze medal icon.svg
Women's 25 m pistol 5842 Q191 Q8Gold medal icon.svg

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Greek swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [25] [26]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Apostolos Christou 100 m backstroke 54.1218Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.7824Did not advance
Stefanos Dimitriadis 200 m butterfly 1:56.7618Did not advance
Dimitrios Dimitriou 400 m freestyle 3:54.9841Did not advance
Spyridon Gianniotis 10 km open water 1:52:59.8Silver medal icon.svg
Kristian Golomeev 50 m freestyle 21.9310 Q21.9813Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.68 NR 20Did not advance
Dimitrios Koulouris 200 m breaststroke 2:14.8635Did not advance
Odysseas Meladinis 50 m freestyle 22.4733Did not advance
Panagiotis Samilidis 100 m breaststroke 1:00.3519Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:12.6827Did not advance
Andreas Vazaios 200 m individual medley 1:59.339 Q1:59.5411Did not advance
Kristian Golomeev
Christos Katranzis
Odysseas Meladinis
Apostolos Christou
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.6210Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Kristian Golomeev
Panagiotis Samilidis
Andreas Vazaios
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.7515Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kalliopi Araouzou 10 km open water 1:57:31.611
Theodora Drakou 50 m freestyle 25.3631Did not advance
Anna Ntountounaki 100 m butterfly 58.27 NR 17Did not advance
Kristel Vourna 58.8922Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Greece has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro. [27]

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Evangelia Papazoglou
Evangelia Platanioti
Duet 85.35501086.1000171.455010 Q86.5000171.855010

Table tennis

Greece has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Panagiotis Gionis secured one of ten available Olympic spots to confirm his fourth consecutive appearance in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden. [28]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Panagiotis Gionis Men's singles ByeFlag of Thailand.svg  Tanviriyavechakul  (THA)
W 4–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Mizutani  (JPN)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalClassification 5th–8th5th place match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Greece men's Men's tournament Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 8–7
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
D 9–9
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
D 8–8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 9–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L 7–12
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 5–9
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 9–7
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
L 10–12
6

Men's tournament

The Greek men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics, after winning the bronze medal in the men's tournament at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. [29]

Team roster

The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [30]

Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birth2016 club
1 Konstantinos Flegkas GK1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)17 July 1988 Flag of Greece.svg Ydraikos
2 Emmanouil Mylonakis D1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)9 April 1985 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
3 Georgios Dervisis CB1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)92 kg (203 lb)30 October 1994 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
4 Konstantinos Genidounias D1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)3 May 1993 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
5 Ioannis Fountoulis D1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (198 lb)28 May 1988 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
6 Kyriakos Pontikeas CB1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)9 May 1991 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
7 Christos Afroudakis (c)D1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)23 May 1984 Flag of Greece.svg Vouliagmeni
8 Evangelos Delakas CB1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (198 lb)8 February 1985 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
9 Konstantinos Mourikis CF1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)109 kg (240 lb)11 July 1988 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
10 Christodoulos Kolomvos CF1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)103 kg (227 lb)26 October 1988 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
11 Alexandros Gounas D1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)3 October 1989 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
12 Angelos Vlachopoulos D1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)28 September 1991 Flag of Italy.svg Posillipo
13 Stefanos Galanopoulos GK1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)22 February 1993 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 52305743+147 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 52214140+16
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)53024039+16
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 52214944+56
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52124440+45
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 50053661250
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
6 August 2016
13:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg87Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 0–4, 4–0
Vlachopoulos 3Goalsthree players 2

8 August 2016
09:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg99Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 4–3, 4–2
Filipović 2Goals Fountoulis 4

10 August 2016
10:20
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg88Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 4–2, 2–3
Vlachopoulos 3Goals Hárai 3

12 August 2016
19:30
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg94Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 1–1, 3–2, 2–0
three players 2Goals Silva 2

14 August 2016
14:10
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg127Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters:5–3, 5–1, 0–1, 2–2
Cotterill, Howden 3Goals Fountoulis 3

Quarterfinal
16 August 2016
16:30
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg59Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 1–2, 2–3
Fountoulis, Mourikis 2Goals Figlioli 3

Classification semifinal (5–8)
18 August 2016
15:10
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg97Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters:1–0, 2–1, 4–3, 2–3
Afroudakis, Mourikis 2Goals Molina 4

Fifth place match
20 August 2016
16:30
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1210Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters:2–1, 4–4, 3–3, 3–2
Kis, Zalánki 3Goalsfour players 2

Weightlifting

Greece has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics. [31]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Theodoros Iakovidis Men's −85 kg 16091901335012

Wrestling

Greece has qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 53 kg into the Olympic competition as a result of her semifinal triumph at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar. [32]

Key:

Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Maria Prevolaraki −53 kg ByeFlag of India.svg  Kumari  (IND)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Argüello  (VEN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10

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Peru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era. Peru failed to register any athletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Venezuela competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Romania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's participation started in 1900, Romanian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles during the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Austria at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Olympic Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greece at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Greece at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Greece competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Uzbekistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Czech Republic at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.

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