Greece at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Greece.svg
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr  (in Greek and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors83 (46 men and 37 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Anna Korakaki
Eleftherios Petrounias
Flag bearer (closing) Ioannis Fountoulis
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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. [1] 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. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag also raised during the closing ceremony alongside with Japanese and French flags.

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 011
Artistic swimming 99
Athletics 81220
Cycling 303
Fencing 011
Gymnastics 101
Judo 112
Rowing 134
Sailing 448
Shooting 112
Swimming 10212
Table tennis 101
Taekwondo 011
Tennis 112
Water polo 13013
Weightlifting 101
Wrestling 112
Total463783

Archery

Greece has qualified one female archer, after Evangelia Psarra finished in the top 5 in the Final Qualification Tournament. [3]

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 63044Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin C-e  (TPE)
L 4–6
did not advance

Artistic swimming

With a top 3 finish in the team event at FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Greece qualified for both events. [4]

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Evangelia Papazoglou
Evangelia Platanioti
Duet DNS – COVID-1988.1667DNS – COVID-19
Eleni Fragkaki
Krystalenia Gialama
Pinelopi Karamesiou
Maria Alzigkouzi Kominea
Andriana Misikevych
Evangelia Papazoglou
Evangelia Platanioti
Georgia Vasilopoulou
Team Withdrew ‌‌‌‌‌after testing positive for COVID-19

Athletics

Greek athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [5] [6]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Konstantinos Douvalidis 110 m hurdles 13.6327Did not advance
Alexandros Papamichail 50 km walk 4:12:4936
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rafaéla Spanoudaki-Hatziriga 100 m Bye11.4535Did not advance
200 m 23.1622 q23.3823Did not advance
Irini Vasiliou 400 m 53.1635Did not advance
Elisavet Pesiridou 100 m hurdles DNFDid not advance
Antigoni Drisbioti 20 km walk 1:31:24 SB8
Kiriaki Filtisakou 1:36:5129
Panagiota Tsinopoulou 1:47:1953
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Miltiadis Tentoglou Long jump 8.222 Q8.41 [lower-alpha 1] Gold medal icon.svg
Dimitrios Tsiamis Triple jump NMDid not advance
Konstantinos Filippidis Pole vault 5.5022Did not advance
Emmanouil Karalis 5.758 q5.80=4
Mihail Anastasakis Hammer throw 73.5222Did not advance
Christos Frantzeskakis 72.1925Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Paraskevi Papachristou Triple jump 12.2332Did not advance
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Pole vault 4.55=1 q4.55=8
Eleni-Klaoudia Polak 4.4019Did not advance
Katerina Stefanidi 4.55=8 q4.80 =SB4
Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou Discus throw 59.1819Did not advance
Stamatia Scarvelis Hammer throw 69.0118Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Greece entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [7]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Polychronis Tzortzakis Men's road race 6:16:5363

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece entered one rider to compete in the men's omnium based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings. [8]

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceTempo raceElimination racePoints raceTotal
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsPointsRank
Christos Volikakis Men's omnium 1781781414DNF−20DNF

Mountain bike

Greece qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's nineteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021. [9]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Periklis Ilias Men's cross-country LAP (3 laps)35

Fencing

Greece entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2019 world bronze medalist Theodora Gkountoura claimed a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. [10]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Theodora Gkountoura Women's sabre ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Emura  (JPN)
L 8–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

On 25 June 2021, Eleftherios Petrounias secured a position in men's rings at the 2020 Summer Olympics, by winning a gold medal with 15.500 points at the 2020–2021 FIG World Cup in Doha, Qatar. [11]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Eleftherios Petrounias Rings 15.33315.3331 Q15.20015.200Bronze medal icon.svg

Judo

Alexios Ntanatsidis secured a position in his category by virtue of his world ranking. Elisavet Teltsidou secured a position in her category through a continental quota. [12] [13]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexios Ntanatsidis Men's −81 kg ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Valois-Fortier  (CAN)
L 00–10 GS
Did not advance
Elisavet Teltsidou Women's −70 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Xq  (CHN)
W 01–00
Flag of France.svg  Pinot  (FRA)
W 10–00
Flag placeholder.svg  Taimazova  (ROC)
L 00–01
Did not advanceFlag of Germany.svg  Scoccimarro  (GER)
L 00–10 GS
Did not advance7

Rowing

Greece qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. The women's coxless pair confirmed an Olympic place by finishing fifth in the B-final and secured the last of eleven berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria, while the men's single sculls rower added one boat for the Greek roster with a top finish at the 2021 European Continental Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy. [14] [15] Another Greek rower scored a gold-medal triumph to book one of the remaining boats available in the women's single sculls at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [16]

AthleteEventHeatRepechageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Stefanos Ntouskos Men's single sculls 6:59.491 QFBye7:12.772 SA/B6:41.611 FA6:40.45 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Anneta Kyridou Women's single sculls 7:54.283 QFBye8:02.193 SA/B7:40.816 FB7:36.7910
Christina Bourmpou
Maria Kyridou
Women's pair 7:33.945 R7:28.001 SA/B6:48.70 WR 1 FA6:57.115

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 qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. [17] [18]

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Byron Kokkalanis RS:X 817105DNF818196784EL11011
Ioannis Mitakis Finn 41313611101181618EL9212
Pavlos Kagialis
Panagiotis Mantis
470 563DSQ151287469848
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Aikaterini Divari RS:X 191919202023151813191923EL20419
Vasileia Karachaliou Laser Radial 21961212192619861129
Ariadne Paraskevi Spanaki
Emilia Tsoulfa
470 148BFD171813212UFD9EL11415

M = Medal race, EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race, DNF= Did not finish the race, BFD = Black Flag Disqualification – False start, DSQ = Disqualification, UFD = "U" Flag Disqualification

Shooting

Greek shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [19]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nikolaos Mavrommatis Men's skeet 11920Did not advance
Anna Korakaki Women's 10 m air pistol 5852 Q157.46
Women's 25 m pistol 5846 Q186

Swimming

Greek swimmers further 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)): [20] [21] [22]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Apostolos Christou 100 m backstroke 53.77=15 Q53.4111Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.5018Did not advance
Konstantinos Englezakis 800 m freestyle DNSDid not advance
Kristian Gkolomeev 50 m freestyle 21.663 Q21.60=3 Q21.72=5
Athanasios Kynigakis 10 km open water 1:49:29.25
Dimitrios Markos 200 m freestyle 1:49.1631Did not advance
800 m freestyle 7:58.6826did not advance
Apostolos Papastamos 200 m individual medley 2:00.3835Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:12.5014Did not advance
Andreas Vazaios 200 m individual medley 1:58.8424Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Kristian Gkolomeev
Odysseas Meladinis
Andreas Vazaios
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:15.2915Did not advance
Apostolos Christou
Evangelos Makrygiannis
Konstantinos Meretsolias
Andreas Vazaios
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.2814Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anna Ntountounaki 100 m butterfly 57.7513 Q57.25 NR 9Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Apostolos Christou
Theodora Drakou
Konstantinos Meretsolias
Anna Ntountounaki
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:44.77 NR 11Did not advance

Table tennis

Greece entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Panagiotis Gionis scored a third-stage semifinal triumph to book his fifth consecutive trip to the Games in the men's singles at the European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal. [23]

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 Serbia.svg  Peto  (SRB)
W 4–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Saleh  (EGY)
W 4–1
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeoung Y-s  (KOR)
L 3–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Greece entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time since 2012. 2018 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Fani Tzeli secured a spot in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [24]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fani Tzeli Women's −57 kg ByeFlag placeholder.svg  Minina  (ROC)
L 7–15
Did not advanceFlag of Niger.svg  Ben Yessouf  (NIG)
L 0–2 GP
Did not advance7

Tennis

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari secured a position in the Men's and Women's singles respectively by virtue of their world rankings on 14 June 2021. In addition, their combined ranking made them available to play together in the Mixed doubles tournament. [25] [26]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Stefanos Tsitsipas Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg  Kohlschreiber  (GER)
W 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Flag of the United States.svg  Tiafoe  (USA)
W 6–3, 6–4
Flag of France.svg  Humbert  (FRA)
L 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Did not advance
Maria Sakkari Women's singles Flag of Estonia.svg  Kontaveit  (EST)
W 7–5, 6–2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Stojanović  (SRB)
W 6–1, 6–2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Svitolina  (UKR)
L 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Maria Sakkari
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Mixed doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dabrowski /
Auger-Aliassime  (CAN)
W 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Australia.svg  Barty /
Peers  (AUS)
L 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Key:
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
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 Hungary.svg  Hungary
W 10–9
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
D 6–6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 10–9
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W 28–5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
W 14–5
1 QFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
W 10–4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
W 9–6
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
L 10–13
Silver medal icon.svg

Men's tournament

Greece men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 World Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [27] [28]

Team roster

Greece's final squad was announced on 3 July 2021. [29]

Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos [30]

No.PlayerPos.L/RHeightWeightDate of birth (age)AppsOG/
Goals
ClubRef
1 Emmanouil Zerdevas 10GK2R1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1997-08-12)12 August 1997 (aged 23)840/0 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [31]
2 Konstantinos Genidounias 50D2R1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)92 kg (203 lb) (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 (aged 28)1611/4 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [32]
3 Dimitrios Skoumpakis 20CB2R2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)109 kg (240 lb) (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22)700/0 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [33]
4 Marios Kapotsis 50D2R1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 29)1080/0 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [34]
5 Ioannis Fountoulis (C)50D2R1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb) (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 33)3112/24 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [35]
6 Alexandros Papanastasiou 50D2R1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb) (1999-02-12)12 February 1999 (aged 22)580/0 Flag of Croatia.svg Jug Dubrovnik [36]
7 Georgios Dervisis 20CB2R1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 26)1461/3 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [37]
8 Stylianos Argyropoulos 20CB2R1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb) (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 24)970/0 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [38]
9 Konstantinos Mourikis 40CF2R1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)115 kg (254 lb) (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 33)2722/11 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [39]
10 Christodoulos Kolomvos 40CF2R1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)106 kg (234 lb) (1988-10-26)26 October 1988 (aged 32)2391/2 Flag of Turkey.svg Enka [40]
11 Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis 50D2R1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb) (1999-11-19)19 November 1999 (aged 21)280/0 Flag of Greece.svg Vouliagmeni [41]
12 Angelos Vlachopoulos 50D2R1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (176 lb) (1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 29)1831/13 Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Beograd [42]
13 Konstantinos Galanidis 10GK2R2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)110 kg (243 lb) (1990-09-01)1 September 1990 (aged 30)1030/0 Flag of Greece.svg Apollon Smyrnis [43]
Average1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)27 years, 255 days143

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Greece Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 54106834+349 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 53206032+288
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53116435+297
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52035953+64
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)5104656612
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 500520116960
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
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) Hosts
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
11:30
v
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg910Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters:3–2, 3–4, 2–3, 1–1
Erdélyi, Varga 3Goals Fountoulis 3

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
15:30
v
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg66Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Xevi Buch (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 0–4, 4–0
Aicardi, Figlioli 2Goalssix players 1

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
18:20
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg109Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–4, 2–1, 3–3
Kapotsis, Genidounias 3Goals Adachi 3

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
19:50
v
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg528Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
John Waldow (NZL), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 2–5, 1–7, 1–9
Stone 2Goals Fountoulis 5

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
11:30
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg145Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters:4–1, 2–2, 5–2, 3–0
Genidounias 5Goals Obert 2
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
15:30
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg104Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Severo (ITA)
Score by quarters:1–0, 2–1, 3–1, 4–2
Genidounias 5Goals Ivović 2
Semifinal
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
15:30
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg96Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters:2–1, 1–1, 2–2, 4–2
Argyropoulos 4Goals Manhercz 2
Gold medal game
8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
16:30
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1013Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Xevi Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 4–2, 2–2, 1–3
three players 2Goalsthree players 3

Weightlifting

Greece has received a letter from IWF to fill a vacancy sending a male weightlifter to the Olympics. [44]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Theodoros Iakovidis Men's −96 kg 156=101821133811

Wrestling

Greece qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to claim an Olympic slot in the women's freestyle 53 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Greek wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's freestyle 65 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [45]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Georgios Pilidis Men's −65 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Gadzhiev  (POL)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance15
Maria Prevolaraki Women's −53 kg Flag of Ecuador.svg  Valverde  (ECU)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11

Notes

  1. Tentoglou tied for silver with Cuba's Juan Miguel Echevarría, but was awarded with a gold on the tie-breaker (second best jump).

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Australia 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. Australia is one of only five countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympics of the modern era, alongside Great Britain, France, Greece, and Switzerland.

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

Italy 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. Italian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, with the disputed exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis where one Italian may have participated.

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

The Netherlands 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. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

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

Serbia 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 fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

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

Ukraine 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 worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era with its smallest representation ever.

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

South Africa 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 eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and twentieth overall in Summer Olympic history.

<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.

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

Kazakhstan 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 in the post-Soviet era.

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

Namibia 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 eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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

Latvia 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 eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.

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

Morocco competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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

Paraguay competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

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

Montenegro 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 fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since gaining independence in 2006.

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