Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
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Athletics
Men's Long Jump
Men's Marathon
Men's Hammer Throw
Women's High Jump
Women's Long Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Triple Jump
Women's Marathon
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 100m Butterfly
Men's 200m Butterfly
Women's 100m Freestyle
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women's 400m Freestyle
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 200m Backstroke
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, United States. 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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Medalists
Greece finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and four silver medals.Gold
- Ioannis MelissanidisIoannis MelissanidisIoannis Melissanidis is a retired Greek artistic gymnast and the 1996 Olympic champion on the floor exercise...
— GymnasticsGymnastics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Georgia Dome from July 20–25 and July 28–29. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Stegeman Coliseum in nearby...
, Men's Floor Exercises - Nikolaos KaklamanakisNikolaos KaklamanakisNikolaos "Nikos" Kaklamanakis is the Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
— SailingSailing at the 1996 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 (Mistral) - 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 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
, Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg) - Kakhi KakhiashviliKakhi KakhiashviliKakhi Kakhiashvili ,, a Georgian-Greek weightlifter, is one of only four weightlifters to have won three consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games....
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
, Men's Heavyweight (99 kg)
Silver
- 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...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
, Women's High Jump - Leonidas SampanisLeonidas SampanisLeonidas Sabanis is a Greek weightlifter, who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His last name is sometimes also spelled as Sampanis....
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
, Men's Bantamweight (59 kg) - Valerios LeonidisValerios LeonidisValerios Leonidis is a Greek weightlifter. He has three silver and one bronze Olympic and World Championship medals. He has competed in different weight classes from 60 kg to 69 kg....
— WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
, Men's Featherweight (64 kg) - Leonidas Kokas — WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
, Men's Middle Heavyweight (91 kg)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
Men's Long Jump
- Spyridon Vasdekis
- Qualification — 7.98m (→ did not advance)
- Kostas Koukodimos
- Qualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Spiridon Andriopoulos — 2:19.41 (→ 36th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Alexandros PapadimitriouAlexandros PapadimitriouAlexandros Papadimitriou is a Greek hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 80.45 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Athens. This is the current Greek record. He was born in Larissa.-Achievements:-References:**...
- Qualification — 74.46m (→ did not advance)
- Hristos PolihroniouHristos PolihroniouHristos Polihroniou is a Greek hammer thrower.He was born in Athens.His personal best throw is 80.08 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Athens. This ranks him second among Greek hammer throwers, only behind Alexandros Papadimitriou. He was suspended by the IAAF from May 2005 to May 2007...
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- 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 — 1.93m
- Final — 2.03m (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Long Jump
- Niki XanthouNiki XanthouNiki Xanthou is a Greek long jumper.Xanthou set nine national record in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Bellinzona...
- Qualification — 6.60m
- Final — 6.97m (→ 4th place)
- 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...
- Qualification — 6.58m
- Final — 6.37m (→ 11th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Styliani Tsikouna
- Qualification — 56.66m (→ did not advance)
- Anastasia KelesidouAnastasia KelesidouAnastasia Kelesidou is a retired Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Greek records in discus throw, the best being 67.70 metres....
- Qualification — 59.60m (→ did not advance)
- Ekaterini VoggoliEkaterini VoggoliEkaterini Voggoli is a retired Greek discus thrower.She is the 2002 European champion and 2003 World Championship bronze medallist. In June 2004 she beat Anastasia Kelesidou's Greek record by 2 centimetres, throwing 67.72 metres in Athens....
- Qualification — 58.70m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Olga VasdekiOlga VasdekiOlga Vasdeki is a Greek triple jumper.She was the most successful Greek triple jumper and Greek record holder until 1998, when she won the gold medal at the European Championships in Budapest, being at the time just the second female Greek athlete to be crowned European Champion after Anna Verouli...
- Qualification — 14.48m
- Final — 14.44m (→ 6th place)
Women's Marathon
- Maria Polizou — 2:41.33 (→ 42nd place)
BoxingBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Agathagelos Tsiripidis
- First Round — Lost to Abdelaziz Boulehia (Algeria) on points (6-10)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Tigran Ouzlian
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ramaz PalianiRamaz PalianiRamaz Paliani |Georgia]]) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division.He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games...
(Russia), 2-27
DivingDiving at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
Men's 3m Springboard
- Nikolaos SiranidisNikolaos SiranidisNikolaos Siranidis is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a bizarre event where the Chinese, Russian and American teams failed, Siranidis won the gold medal together with Thomas Bimis...
- Preliminary Heat — 316.50 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
Men's 50m Freestyle
- George Giziotis
- Heat – 23.56 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- George Giziotis
- Heat – 52.04 (→ did not advance, 46th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Dimitris Manganas
- Heat – 1:53.84 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Dimitris Manganas
- Heat – 3:54.85
- B-Final – 3:57.39 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Panagiotis Adamidis
- Heat – 58.12 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Georgios Popotas
- Heat – 56.16 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Georgios Popotas
- Heat – 2:06.00 (→ did not advance, 40th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 57.92 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 2:03.21
- B-Final – 2:03.19 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 4:24.05 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Katerina Klepkou
- Heat – 1:05.94 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Katerina Klepkou
- Heat – 2:22.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Katerina Sarakatsani
- Heat – 2:19.74 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Katerina Sarakatsani
- Heat – 4:56.32 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
- Katerina Klepkou, Katerina Sarakatsani, Marina Karystinou, and Antonia Mahaira
- Heat – 4:24.80 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
TennisTennis at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
Women's Singles Competition
- Christina PapadákiChristína PapadákiChristína Papadáki is a former tennis player from Greece who turned professional in 1990.Papadaki's biggest career achievement was reaching the final of the Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar tournament in 1999, losing to Fabiola Zuluaga and winning the doubles title with Seda Noorlander in the...
- First round — Lost to Angélica GavaldónAngélica GavaldónAngélica Gavaldón Loaiza is a retired tennis player from Mexico.Gavaldón was born in the United States but comes from a Mexican family and turned pro in 1990. That same year, she qualified for the quarter-finals in the 1990 Australian Open, from which she was eliminated in a match against Claudia...
(Mexico) 1-6 6-3 2-6
- First round — Lost to Angélica Gavaldón
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- – 5-8
- – 7-9
- – 8-5
- – 8-10
- – 9-6
- Quarter Finals
- – 8-12
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: – 7-6
- 5th/6th place: – 8-10 (→ Sixth place)
- Team Roster
- George MavrotasGeorge MavrotasGeorge Mavrotas is a retired Greek water polo player and assistant professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.-Career:...
- Anastasios Papanastasiou
- Filippos Kaiafas
- Evangelos Patras
- Gerasimos Voltirakis
- Theodoros Lorantos
- Konstantinos Loudis
- Georgios Afroudakis
- Thomas Khatzis
- Theodoros Khatzitheodorou
- Georgios Psikhas
- Simeon Georgaras
- Theodoros Kalakonas
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
- 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 :...
- Final — 180.0 + 212.5 = 392.5 (→ Gold Medal)