Greece at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Greece
competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
.
Men's High Jump
Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
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Silver
- Ilias Khatzipavlis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
- Petros Galaktopoulos — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Athletics
Men's 1500 metres- Spilios Zacharopoulos
- Heat — 3:43.8
- Semifinals — 3:43.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Vassilios Papadimitriou
- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.15m (→ 12th place)
- Ioannis Koussoulas
- Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)- Evengelos Oikonomakos
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Nicolas Aquilino (PHI), 5:0
- Third Round — Lost to Dieter KottyschDieter KottyschDieter Kottysch is a former boxer and Olympic gold medalist.-Amateur career:Kottysch is a former German amateur boxer, who won the light middleweight Olympic gold medal for West Germany at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.- Olympic results :*1st round bye*Defeated Bonifacio Avila TKO 2*Defeated...
(FRG), 0:5
Fencing
Three fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1972.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...
- Andreas VgenopoulosAndreas Vgenopoulos (fencer)Andreas Vgenopoulos is a Greek fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's épée
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...
- Panagiotis DourakosPanagiotis DourakosPanagiotis Dourakos is a Greek fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Andreas VgenopoulosAndreas Vgenopoulos (fencer)Andreas Vgenopoulos is a Greek fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...
- Ioannis Khatzisarantos
Water polo
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Drew with Australia (7-7)
- Lost to Hungary (1-6)
- Lost to West Germany (3-8)
- Lost to the Netherlands (2-6) → Did not advance
- Team Roster
- Dimitrios Konstas
- Georgios Theodorakopoulos
- Evangelos Voultsos
- Kyriakos Iossifidis
- Dimitrios Kougevetopoulos
- Periklis Damaskus
- Thomas Karalogos
- Ioannis Karalogos
- Efstathios Sarantos
- Ioannis Palios
- Panagiotis Michalos