Greece at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Greece at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Greece.svg
Flag of Greece
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr
in Beijing, Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors5 (2 men and 3 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Apostolos Angelis
Maria Ntanou
Flag bearer (closing) Ioannis Antoniou
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Greece competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] As the founding nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony. [3] Greece has yet to win a medal in the Winter Olympics.

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Apostolos Angelis and Maria Ntanou were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [4] Meanwhile alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 123
Total235

Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards Greece qualified one male and one female alpine skier. [6]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ioannis Antoniou Men's giant slalom DNFdid not advance
Men's slalom 59.483654.81281:54.2929
Maria Tsiovolou Women's giant slalom DNFdid not advance
Women's slalom DNFdid not advance

Cross-country skiing

Greece qualified one male and two female cross-country skiers. [7]

Due to high winds and adverse weather conditions, the men's 50 km freestyle competition on 19 February was shortened to 28.4 km. [8]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Apostolos Angelis Men's 50 km freestyle 1:34:04.2+22:31.559
Maria Ntanou Women's 10 km classical 37:39.4+9:33.188
Women's 30 km freestyle LAP61
Nefeli Tita Women's 10 km classical 42:12.1+14:05.898
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Apostolos Angelis Men's sprint 3:20.8783did not advance
Maria Ntanou Women's sprint 4:04.6689did not advance
Nefeli Tita 4:14.4887did not advance
Maria Ntanou
Nefeli Tita 		Women's team sprint —LAP (4 laps)13Did not advance=23

References

  1. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". Beijing 2022 Olympics . International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Gaines, Cork; Davis, Scott (9 February 2018). "Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined". Business Insider . New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ↑ O'connor, Philip (2022-02-19). "Cross-country skiing-Men's 50km race delayed, shortened to 28.4 km due to high winds". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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