Greece at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Greece
competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, Spain
. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
.
Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's Long Jump
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Pole Vault
Women's High Jump
Boxing
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Cycling
Men's Individual Pursuit (4,000 metres)
Men's Points Race
Diving
Women's 3m Springboard
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
Men's 100m Freestyle
Tennis
Men's Doubles Competition
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 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. 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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Gold
- Voula PatoulidouVoula PatoulidouParaskevi Patoulidou was born in Tripotamo . A prolific athlete, Patoulidou throughout her athletics career competed in the 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles and in the long jump events. Patoulidou became a Greek sporting legend in 1992, when she was the surprise winner of the Women's 100 m hurdles...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
, Women's 100m Hurdles
- Pyrros DimasPyrros DimasTotalTotalPyrros Dimas , born on 13 October 1971) is a retired Greek weightlifter, considered as one of the greatest of all time, having been three times Olympic champion and three times World Champion.- Background :...
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe Weightlifting Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona consisted of ten weight classes, for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
, Men's Light Heavyweight (82½ kg)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Athanassios Kalogiannis
- Heat — 49.52 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Konstantinos KoukodimosKonstantinos KoukodimosKonstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos with origin from Pieria, Makedonia is a retired Greek long jumper. He was born in Melbourne, Australia.-As athlete:Koukodimos is best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships...
- Qualification — 8.22 m
- Final — 8.04 m (→ 6th place)
- Spyridon Vasdekis
- Qualification — 7.82 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Savvas SaritzoglouSavvas SaritzoglouSavvas Saritzoglou is a Greek male hammer thrower. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, placing 13th in the qualifying round. Saritzoglou had a personal best throw of in 1994.-Achievements:-References:...
- Qualification — 74.16 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Christos Pallakis
- Qualification — 5.30 m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Niki Gavera
- Qualification — 1.83 m (→ did not advance)
- Niki BakogianniNiki BakogianniNiki Bakoyianni is a retired Greek high jumper. She was born in Lamia.-Career:She is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics after a tough competition with Stefka Kostadinova, who eventually became Olympic champion...
- Qualification — 1.88 m (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9...
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Georgios StefanopoulosGeorgios StefanopoulosGeorgios Stefanopoulos is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division , starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He twice won a medal at the European Championships in the early 1990s...
CyclingCycling at the 1992 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Cycling competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling...
Men's Individual Pursuit (4,000 metres)
- Georgios Portelanos
Men's Points Race
- Georgios Portelanos
DivingDiving at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August , comprising 95 divers from 30 nations.-Medal summary:...
Women's 3m Springboard
- Eleni Stavridou
- Preliminary Heat — 240.42 points (→ did not advance, 26th place)
SailingSailing at the 1992 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Nikos Kaklamanakis
- Final Ranking — 123.4 points (→ 9th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 1992 Summer OlympicsAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Nikos Paleokrassas
- Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- Nikos Steliou
- Heat – 23.51 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Nikos Paleokrassas
- Heat – 53.47 (→ did not advance, 53rd place)
TennisTennis at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThese are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...
Men's Doubles Competition
- Anastasios BavelasAnastasios BavelasAnastasios Bavelas is a male former tennis player from Greece.Bavelas represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, partnering George Kalovelonis. The pair was eliminated in the first round there...
and Konstantinos EfraimoglouKonstantinos EfraimoglouKonstantinos Efraimoglou is a male former tennis player from Greece.Efraimoglou represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, partnering Anastasios Bavelas... - First round — Defeated Christian ForcelliniChristian ForcelliniChristian Forcellini is a male former tennis player from San Marino.Forcellini represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, partnering Gabriel Francini...
and Gabriel FranciniGabriel FranciniGabriel Francini is a male former tennis player from San Marino.Francini represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, partnering Christian Forcellini...
(San Marino) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 - Second round — Lost to Boris BeckerBoris BeckerBoris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...
and Michael StichMichael StichMichael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991...
(Germany) 3-6, 1-6, 4-6
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Cuba (9-10)
- Lost to Spain (6-11)
- Tied with the Netherlands (4-4)
- Lost to Hungary (7-12)
- Lost to Italy (6-8)
- Classification Matches
- Defeated France (10-6)
- Defeated Chechoslovakia (10-8) → 10th place
- Team Roster
- Kyriakos Giannopoulos
- Georgios Mavrotas
- Dimitrios Seletopoulos
- Anastasios Papanastasiou
- Evangelos Pateros
- Epaminondas Samartzidis
- Nikolaos Venetopoulos
- Filippos Kaiafas
- Evangelos Patras
- Gerasimos Voltirakis
- Theodoros Lorantos
- Konstantinos Loudis
- Dimitrios Bitsakos