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Greece
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 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee

Hellenic Olympic Committee

Hellenic Olympic Committee also known as Comité Olympique Hellénique is the governing Olympic body of Greece. It is one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, being founded in 1894 and recognised in 1895....

, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek

Greeks

The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women, the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding the home team of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Greece took part in archery

Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:...

, athletics

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

, basketball

Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...

, boxing

Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...

, canoeing

Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....

, cycling

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...

, diving

Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.- Competition format :The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:...

, gymnastics

Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...

, judo

Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....

, rowing

Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...

, sailing

Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....

, shooting

Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...

, swimming

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

, synchronized swimming

Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 18 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.-Medalists:- Schedule :All times are China Standard Time - Team :- Duet :...

, table tennis

Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

, taekwondo

Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...

, tennis

Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....

, triathlon

Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....

, beach volleyball

Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Volleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...

, water polo

Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...

, weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...

and wrestling

Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...

.

As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

, and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered the Beijing National Stadium

Beijing National Stadium

Beijing National Stadium, also known officially as the National Stadium, or colloquially as the Bird's Nest , is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.-History:...

first during the opening ceremony

2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture...

, led by the judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka Ilias Iliadis

Ilias Iliadis

Ilias Iliadis is a Georgian-born Greek judoka who has been competing for Greece since the start of his international career.He won a gold medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at age 17...

, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:Single sculls menPairs men...	Men's lightweight double sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls Men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....
		Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	Men's +80 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 80 kilograms...
		Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....	Women's yngling class Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling class The Yngling class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 10 to 17 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.15 teams of three sailors each competed in this Yngling keelboat competition....
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's triple jump

Archery

Greece will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Elpida Romantzi

Elpida Romantzi

Elpida Romantzi is an archer from Greece.She placed 34th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 624 at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the first round of elimination, she faced 11th-ranked Bérengère Schuh of France. Romantzi defeated Schuh, winning 151-143 in the 18-arrow...

earned the country its first qualifying spot, in the women's competition, by placing 36th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships. Evangelia Psarra

Evangelia Psarra

Evangelia Psarra is an archer from Greece. She represented Greece at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....

placed third at the European qualifying tournament, giving Greece a second spot in the women's individual competition.

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Evangelia Psarra Evangelia Psarra Evangelia Psarra is an archer from Greece. She represented Greece at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....	Individual	613	50	(15) L 101-110	Did not advance
Elpida Romantzi Elpida Romantzi Elpida Romantzi is an archer from Greece.She placed 34th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 624 at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the first round of elimination, she faced 11th-ranked Bérengère Schuh of France. Romantzi defeated Schuh, winning 151-143 in the 18-arrow...	Individual	614	49	(16) W 105-103	(17) W 102 (+10)-102 (+9)	(1) L 103-115	Did not advance

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Konstantinos Douvalidis Konstantinos Douvalidis Konstantinos Douvalidis is a Greek hurdler.He was born in Drama. As a junior he won the silver medal at the 2005 European Athletics Championships, the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships...	110m hurdles	13.49	9 Q	13.46	11 q	13.55	11	Did not advance
Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....	400m hurdles	49.50	13 Q			48.69	7 Q	49.96	8
Konstantinos Stefanopoulos	50 km walk							4:07:53	37
Stylianos Dimotsios Dimitrios Gravalos Pantelis Melachroinoudis Konstantinos Anastasiou	4x400 m	3:04.30	15					Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Konstantinos Baniotis	High jump	2.10	37	Did not advance
Alexandros Papadimitriou Alexandros Papadimitriou Alexandros 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:**...	Hammer throw	74.33	18	Did not advance
Ioannis-Georgios Smalios	Javelin throw	71.87	27	Did not advance
Mihail Stamatoyiannis Mihail Stamatoyiannis Michalis Stamatogiannis is a Greek shot putter.He finished tenth at the 1999 World Youth Championships and ninth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....	Shot put	18.45	36	Did not advance
Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas is a Greek long jumper.He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal...	Long jump	8.27	1 Q	X	NM
Dimitrios Tsiamis Dimitrios Tsiamis Dimitrios Tsiamis is a Greek triple jumper.He finished eighth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.- Personal bests :-Achievements:-External links:...	Triple jump	16.65	23	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eleni Donta	Marathon							2:46:44	60
Konstantina Efentaki	1500 m	4:15:02	14					Did not advance
Irini Kokkinariou	3000m steeplechase	10:22.39	42	Did not advance
Dimitra Dova	400m	52.69	29			Did not advance
Flora Redoumi Flora Redoumi Flora Redoumi is a Greek hurdler.She was born in Athens.She finished fifth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup....	100m hurdles	13.56	35			Did not advance
Athanasia Tsoumeleka Athanasia Tsoumeleka Athanasia Tsoumeleka is a Greek race walker, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Until 2003 Tsoumeleka was a largely unknown athlete, and she only finished seventh at the World Championships that year...	20 km walk							~~1:27:54~~	DSQ
Evaggelia Xinou	20 km walk							1:32:19	25
Despina Zapounidou	20 km walk							1:39:11	41

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hrysopiyi Devetzi Hrysopiyí Devetzí Hrysopiyi "Pigi" Devetzi in Alexandroupoli is a former Greek athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.She won the triple jump silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with 15.25 and the triple jump bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with 15.23. At the 2004 Summer Olympics...	Triple jump	14.92	2 Q	15.23
	Long jump	6.57	14	Did not advance
Dorothea Kalpakidou	Discus throw	53.00	35	Did not advance
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou is a Greek pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.71 meters, achieved on August 6 2011 in Crystal Palace, London-Achievements:-References:...	Pole vault	4.15	27	Did not advance
Savva Lika Savva Lika Savva Lika is a javelin thrower representing Greece. She was born in Korçë, Albania, and represented Albania prior to 2002. She had migrated to Greece by foot in 1997....	Javelin throw	59.11	15	Did not advance
Stiliani Papadopoulou Stiliani Papadopoulou Stiliani Papadopoulou is a female hammer thrower from Greece. She was born in Thessaloniki. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Nikiti. This is the Greek record.She finished eleventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...	Hammer throw	69.36	12 q	64.97	11
Alexandra Papageorgiou Alexandra Papageorgiou Alexandra Papageorgiou is a female hammer thrower from Greece. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved on August 1, 2009 in Thessaloniki. This places her second on the Greek all-time list, behind Stiliani Papadopoulou.-Achievements:...	Hammer throw	66.72	28	Did not advance
Athanasia Perra Athanasia Perra Athanasia Perra is a Greek triple jumper.She finished tenth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....	Triple jump	X	NM	Did not advance
Afroditi Skafida	Pole vault	4.30	16	Did not advance
Antonia Stergiou	High jump	1.85	24	Did not advance
Irini Terzoglou Irini Terzoglou Irini Terzoglou is a Greek shot putter. Her personal best put is 19.10 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Trikala. This is the current Greek record.-Achievements:-External links:*...	Shot put	16.50	26	Did not advance

Combined events

Heptathlon	Event	Argyro Strataki
Heptathlon	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m hurdles	14.05	971	32
	High jump	1.68	830	33
	Shot Put	13.22	742	20
	200 m	25.47	844	26
	Long jump	5.97	840	25
	Javelin throw	45.20	767	13
	800 m	2:14.57	899	15
Total			5893	24

Basketball

Greece

Greece national basketball team

The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...

qualified for the men's basketball tournament through the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008

The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 was the final qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic men's basketball tournament...

.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Basketball – Men	L 66-81 W 87-64 L 69-92 W 102-61 W 91-77	3	L 78-80	Did not advance		5

Boxing

Greece qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Both qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Georgios Gazis Georgios Gazis Georgios Gazis is a Greek amateur boxer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's middleweight division.Gazis lost his qualifier semi to Jean-Mickaël Raymond‎ but won the decisive third place bout against Victor Cotiujanschi....	Middleweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Middleweight The middleweight competition was the fourth-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms in body mass....	W 7:2	L 1:12	Did not advance
Elias Pavlidis Elias Pavlidis Elias Pavlidis , sometimes written Helias or Ilias Pavlidis, is a Greek amateur boxer best known to compete at the Athens Olympics 2004...	Heavyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight The heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass....		W 7:3	L 4:7	Did not advance

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andreas Kiligkaridis	C-1 500 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 500 metres The men's C-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-1 event is raced in single-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics...	1:54.541	5 Q	1:56.310	5	Did not advance
Andreas Kiligkaridis	C-1 1000 m Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres The men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The C-1 event is raced in single-man sprint canoes....	4:18.488	5 Q	4:04.627	5	Did not advance

Slalom

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Christos Tsakmakis Christos Tsakmakis Christos Tsakmakis is a German-born, Greek slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 event at Beijing in 2008.-References:*...	C-1 Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1 The men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 11 and 12 2008 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-1 event was raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course....	91.53	10	86.01	5	177.54	8 Q	92.18	6 Q	94.49	7	186.67	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Maria Ferekidi Maria Ferekidi Maria Ferekidi is a Greek slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event. Four years later in Beijing, Ferekidi was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...	K-1 Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1 The women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 and August 15, 2008 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event is raced by one-person kayaks through a whitewater course...	108.37	13	113.60	19	221.97	12 Q	118.99	11	Did not advance

Cycling

Track

Greece will have entries in the men's Keirin and team sprint.

Sprints

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1/16 finals (repechage)	1/8 finals (repechage)	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals (5th-12th place)
Athlete	Event	Time Speed	Rank	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Rank
Vasileios Reppas	Men's sprint Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consisted of numerous rounds. The competition began with a time trial over 200 metres. The top 18 cyclists in that qualifying round were seeded into the 1/16 finals. There, they...	10.966	20	Did not advance					20
Athanasios Mantzouranis Vasileios Reppas Panagiotis Voukelatos	Men's team sprint Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint The men's team sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 at the Laoshan Velodrome.The competition consisted of multiple rounds. Teams consisted of three riders, and each race was three laps of the track with each of the riders leading for one lap. In the qualifying round, each team...	45.645	10			Did not advance		Did not advance	10

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st round	Repechage	2nd round	Finals (7th-12th place)
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Athanasios Mantzouranis	Men's keirin Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin The men's Keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consisted of multiple rounds. In each race, the four to seven cyclists in the heat covered 8 laps of the track. The first 5.5 laps were behind a motorized pacer called a derny,...	5 R	3	Did not advance
Christos Volikakis Christos Volikakis Christos Volikakis is a Greek Track Cyclist. He is the current leader of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics 2011-2012 in Keirin- Biography :...	Men's keirin Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin The men's Keirin at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome.This track cycling event consisted of multiple rounds. In each race, the four to seven cyclists in the heat covered 8 laps of the track. The first 5.5 laps were behind a motorized pacer called a derny,...	5 R	2	Did not advance

Diving

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Eftychia Pappa Papavasilopoulou	10 m individual platform Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform Women's 10 metre platform competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 20 to August 21, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	252.00	26	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Vlasios Maras Vlasios Maras Vlasis Maras is a Greek gymnast. His hometown is Athens. In the 2004 Summer Olympics he was the local favorite in the men's bar competition, but failed to qualify for the final after finished 13th in the qualification.-External links:...	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around Men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 14.For each competitor in the men's qualification, the scores for all six apparatus were summed to give an all-around qualification score...	DNA					DNA	29.900	88	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Vault	Floor	Uneven bars	Balance beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Stefani Bismpikou Stefani Bismpikou Stefani Bismpikou is a Greek artistic gymnast who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She is the first Greek female gymnast ever to win a medal at the European Championships, and has also won several medals on the World Cup circuit...	All-around Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 15. at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium....	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	56.625	39	Did not advance

Rhythmic

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Event	Hoop	Rope	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Rope	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Eleni Andriola Eleni Andriola Eleni Andriola is a Greek rhythmic gymnast.Born in Athens, she started rhythmic gymnastics in 1994, and she has been on the Greek National Team since 1998. Eleni's first international event was the 2001 World Championships in Madrid, Spain.Andriola was the top Greek rhythmic gymnast in 2004, as...	Individual Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around Women's rhythmic individual all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.There were two rounds of competition in the individual competition. In each round, competing gymnasts performed four routines. One routine was performed with...	14.750	15.450	14.100	15.400	59.700	21	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	5 ropes	3 hoops 2 clubs	Total	Rank	5 ropes	3 hoops 2 clubs	Total	Rank
Dimitra Kafalidou Vasiliki Maniou Olga-Afroditi Pilaki Paraskevi Pleksida Ioanna Samara Nikoletta Tsagari	Team Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic team all-around Women's rhythmic group all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.Teams consist of six gymnasts, five of whom perform in each routine. There are two rounds, a preliminary and a final, with each round consisting of two routines...	15.400	15.600	31.000	9	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First repechage round	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Lavrentios Alexanidis	−60 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-Final ranking:...		W 1000-0000	L 0000-0001	Did not advance		L 0010-1001	Did not advance
Ilias Iliadis Ilias Iliadis Ilias Iliadis is a Georgian-born Greek judoka who has been competing for Greece since the start of his international career.He won a gold medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at age 17...	−90 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:Those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event.-References:*...		L 0001-1010	Did not advance
Tariel Zintiridis Tariel Zintiridis -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	−66 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-Final ranking:-References:**...		L 0000-0010	Did not advance

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ioannis Christou Ioannis Christou Ioannis Christou is a Greek rower. He represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Single sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower...	7:29.87	3 Q			6:58.28	3 S	7:06.02	4 FB	7:06.02	4
Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios Dimitrios Mougios is a Greek rower.-Career:Mougios won the silver medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Vasileios Polymeros at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:*... Vasileios Polymeros	Lightweight double sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight double sculls Men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....	6:16.10	2 S					6:24.61	1 FA	6:11.72

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chrysi Biskitzi Alexandra Tsiavou Alexandra Tsiavou Alexandra Tsiavou is a Greek rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...	Lightweight double sculls Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls Women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 10 and 17 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....	7:05.95	5 R	7:24.55	2 S	7:11.99	3 FA	7:04.61	6

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); S=Semifinals; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score	Rank
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Nikolaos "Nikos" Kaklamanakis is the Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard Men's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	10	2	12	11	8	10	5	15	10	7	OCS	97	8
Evangelos Cheimonas	Laser Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Laser class Men's Laser class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 43 sailors competed in this Laser dinghy competition....	22	21	9	11	~~DSQ~~	BFD	9	6	8	CAN	DNA	130	15
Andreas Kosmatopoulos Andreas Papadopoulos	470 Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 470 class Men's 470 class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 29 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy competition....	5	26	11	8	5	5	18	3	20	29	DNA	101	12

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score	Rank
Athena Frai	Sailboard Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing event....	15	15	16	10	19	5	11	9	15	11	DNA	107	14
Eftychia Mantzaraki	Laser Radial Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Laser Radial class Women's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial single-handed dinghy racing series....	14	18	14	18	16	8	5	22	24	CAN	DNA	115	18
Sofia Bekatorou Sofia Bekatorou Sofia Bekatorou , is a Greek sailing champion.She has participated in over 470 main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Emilia Tsoulfa... Virginia Kravarioti Virginia Kravarioti Virginia Kravarioti is a Greek sailor. She won the bronze medal in the women's yngling class with Sofia Bekatorou and Sofia Papadopoulou at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:... Sofia Papadopoulou Sofia Papadopoulou Sofia Papadopoulou is a Greek sailor. She won the bronze medal in the women's yngling class with Sofia Bekatorou and Virginia Kravarioti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-References:...	Yngling Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling class The Yngling class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place from August 10 to 17 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.15 teams of three sailors each competed in this Yngling keelboat competition....	10	12	9	3	2	~~OCS~~	3	3	CAN	CAN	6	48

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score	Rank
Emilios Papathanasiou	Finn Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn class Finn class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 9 and 17 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina.26 sailors competed in this Finn dinghy competition....	1	~~DNF~~	5	DNE	18	15	DNE	8	DNA			101	15
Iordanis Paschalidis Konstantinos Trigonis	Tornado Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado class Tornado class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 15 and August 21 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 15 teams of two sailors each competed in this Tornado sailboat competition....	2	5	12	7	2	12	4	10	6	13	DNF	82	9

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Georgios Salavantakis	Skeet Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's skeet -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record...	109	33	Did not advance		33

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Romanos Iasonas Alyfantis Romanos Alyfantis Romanos Iasonas Alyfantis is a breaststroke swimmer from Greece. He won a silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.-References:...	400 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	4:23.41	25			Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	1:03.39	50	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	1:57.99	26	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.Seven...	2:16.04	41	Did not advance
Dimitrios Chasiotis	200 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke The record now stands as recorded below:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Swim-Off:-Final:-References:...	2:02.30	36	Did not advance
Vasileios Demetis Vasileios Demetis -Career:Demetis swam for Greece at the 2008 Olympics and at the 2007 World Championships.-References:...	400 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Heats :* OR = Olympic Record; Q = Qualified for next round* NR = National Record- Final :* WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record...	4:18.40	18			Did not advance
Spyridon Gianniotis Spyridon Gianniotis Spyridon "Spyros" Gianniotis is a freestyle swimmer from Greece, who was born in England. He won three individual medals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. In 2011 he became world champion in the 10 km open...	400 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle -Heats:-Final:* WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; NR = National Record; PB = Personal Best* AS = Asian Record; AF = African Record-References:...	3:49.34	24			Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:Legend: OR=Olympic Record; AM=Americas Record; ER=European Record; AS=Asian Record-Final:...	14:53.32	12			Did not advance
	Marathon 10 km Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre The men's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the program at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...					1:52:20.4	16
Aristeidis Grigoriadis Aristeidis Grigoriadis Aristeidis Grigoriadis is a Greek swimmer from Thessaloniki.-Career:Grigoriadis was the first Greek swimmer to be crowned world champion in the 50 m backstroke event of the 2005 World Championships in Montreal...	100 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle The Men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant...	50.62	48	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:...	54.71	17	Did not advance
Ioannis Kokkodis	200 m individual medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:* Q = Qualified* DNS = Did Not Start-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	2:01.22	23	Did not advance
Sotirios Pastras	100 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event, included in the swimming competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 14–16, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center...	52.41	25	Did not advance
Apostolos Tsagarakis	50 m freestyle	22.39	26	Did not advance
Andreas Zisimos Andreas Zisimos Andreas Zisimos is a freestyle swimmer from Greece. He won two medals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.-References:*...	200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:* WR = World Record; AS = Asian Record-References:...	1:48.82	29	Did not advance
Andreas Zisimos Andreas Zisimos Andreas Zisimos is a freestyle swimmer from Greece. He won two medals at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.-References:*... Nikolaos Xylouris Ioannis Giannoulis Ioannis Giannoulis (swimmer) Ioannis Giannoulis is a Greek Olympic swimmer. He swam for Greece at the 2008 Olympics.-References:... Vasileios Demetis Vasileios Demetis -Career:Demetis swam for Greece at the 2008 Olympics and at the 2007 World Championships.-References:...	4×200 m freestyle	7:18.26	15			Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stella Boumi	200 m backstroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record...	2:14.73	29	Did not advance
Eleftheria Evgenia Efstathiou Eleftheria Evgenia Efstathiou Eleftheria Evgenia Efstathiou is a Greek swimmer. She competed in the 400 and 800 metre freestyle and 200 metre butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics-References:...	400 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle The Women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of...	4:15.78	27			Did not advance
	200 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...	2:13.27	29	Did not advance
	800 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.During the competition, Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic Record in a preliminary heat...	8:41.65	28			Did not advance
Angeliki Exarchou	200 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	2:36.83	39	Did not advance
Angeliki Exarchou	100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Schedule:All times are China Standard Time -Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:...	1:10.47	30	Did not advance
Eirini Kavarnou Eirini Kavarnou Eirini Kavarnou is a Greek swimmer. She competed in the 100 meter Butterfly at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics-References:...	100 m butterfly Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly -Heats:Q = Qualified to Semifinal AS = Asian RecordAF = African Record...	1:00.74	41	Did not advance
Eleni Kosti	200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...	2:04.55	44	Did not advance
Eleni Kosti	100 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.World record holder and current World Champion, Lisbeth Trickett, was the favourite to win gold on Day 6 of swimming competition...	56.44	37	Did not advance
Marianna Lymperta	10 km marathon Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 20 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. It was a new event on the programme at the 2008 Games. The men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races, unlike all of the other swimming events, were held in open...					1:59:42.3	11
Martha Matsa	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	25.68	33	Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine (preliminary)				Free routine (final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total points	Rank
Evanthia Makrygianni Despoina Solomou	Duet Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's duet The women's duet synchronized swimming event at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 18 to 20, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center....	45.834	9	45.584	10	91.418		45.667	10

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Panagiotis Gionis Panagiotis Gionis Panagiotis Gionis is a Greek table tennis player, currently playing for French club Vaillante Angers Sports TT. In May 2011, he qualified directly for the London 2012 Summer Olympics based on his ITTF world ranking.- References :...	Singles		W 4-0	L 3-4	Did not advance
Kalinikos Kreanga Kalinikos Kreanga Kalinikos Kreanga is a Greek table tennis player. Born as Călin Creangă, he chose to defect from Communist-ruled Romania at the age of 17 while he was participating in the European Table Tennis Youth Championships in Luxembourg in 1989.Born in Bistriţa, Romania, Kreanga started to play table...	Singles				W 4-1	L 0-4	Did not advance

Men's team

Athlete	Event	Group round		Semifinals	Final	Bronze playoff 1	Bronze playoff 2	Bronze final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Panagiotis Gionis Panagiotis Gionis Panagiotis Gionis is a Greek table tennis player, currently playing for French club Vaillante Angers Sports TT. In May 2011, he qualified directly for the London 2012 Summer Olympics based on his ITTF world ranking.- References :... Kalinikos Kreanga Kalinikos Kreanga Kalinikos Kreanga is a Greek table tennis player. Born as Călin Creangă, he chose to defect from Communist-ruled Romania at the age of 17 while he was participating in the European Table Tennis Youth Championships in Luxembourg in 1989.Born in Bistriţa, Romania, Kreanga started to play table... Ntaniel Tsiokas	Teams Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 18, at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool...	L 0-3 L 0-3 W 3-0	3	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alexandros Nikolaidis Alexandros Nikolaidis Alexandros Nikolaidis is an Olympic taekwondo athlete from Greece. Initially the favorite, he eventually won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens after losing from his opponent and eventual gold medalist, Moon Dae-Sung of South Korea.On March 24, 2008 Alexandros Nikolaidis had the...	+80 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg The men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 80 kilograms...	W 4-3	W 5-4	W 3-2			L 4-5

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage quarterfinals	Repechage semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Elisavet Mystakidou Elisavet Mystakidou Elisavet "Elli" Mystakidou is a Greek taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where she earned a silver medal in the under 67 kg division....	−67 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 67 kg The women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on 22 August. Sixteen women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 67 kilograms...	L 0-1	Did not advance
Kyriaki Kouvari	+67 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +67 kg The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 23. A total of 16 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight is more than 67 kilograms...	L 1-3	Did not advance

Tennis

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	OOpposition Score	Opposition Score
Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.As of 2011, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th...	Singles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...	L 3-6, 3-6	Did not advance
Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.As of 2011, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th... Anna Gerasimou Anna Gerasimou Anna Gerasimou is a Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from Kavala, Greece to Athens, Greece in order to pursue a career in tennis. She competed in the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with partner Eleni Daniilidou, and lost in the first round to the Swiss team of...	Doubles Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles The women's doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....		L 0-6, 4-6	Did not advance

Triathlon

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Deniz Dimaki	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	21.36	Lapped

Volleyball

Beach

Greece has two teams in the women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament.

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Vasso Karantasiou Vassiliki Arvaniti Vassiliki Arvaniti Vassiliki Arvaniti is a female beach volleyball player from Greece, who won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, partnering Vasso Karadassiou. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in her home town.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball... Seed 7	Doubles	L 0-2 (18-21, 18-21) L 1-2 (17-21, 21-16, 12-15) L 0-2 (20-22, 19-21)	4	Did not advance
Efthalia Koutroumanidou Efthalia Koutroumanidou Efthalia "Thaleia" Koutroumanidou is a Greek Olympic beach volleyballer at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is partnered with Maria Tsiartsiani.-References:... Maria Tsiartsiani Maria Tsiartsiani Maria Tsiartsiani is a Greek Olympic beach volleyballer at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is partnered with Efthalia Koutroumanidou.-References:... Seed 17	Doubles	L 1-2 (18-21, 21-19, 12-15) W 2-0 (21-12, 21-8) L 0-2 (22-24, 12-21)	3 Q	L 1-2 (20-22, 21-19, 12-15)	Did not advance

Water polo

Greece participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 7th place, while the women's team finished in 8th place.

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

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Classification round

Classification 7th–12th
Classification 7th–10th
Classification 7th–8th

Women's tournament

Roster

Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

Classification round

Classification 7th–8th

Weightlifting

11 competitors were banned after testing positive for drugs.
Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Konstantinos Gkaripis	-94 kg	160	16	200	13	360	14
Nikolaos Kourtidis	-105 kg	176	12	221	9	397	9
Anastasios Triantafyllou	-94 kg	155	17	196	15	351	15

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Victoria Mavridou	+75 kg	105	9	126	10	231	9

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Emzarios Bentinidis Emzarios Bentinidis Emzarios Bentinidis is a male freestyle wrestler from Greece. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost in Quarterfinal with Soslan Tigiev from Uzbekistan....	−74 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg Men's Freestyle 74 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 20 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		W 4-1	L 0-2	Did not advance		L 3-2	Did not advance

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Panagiotis Papadopoulos Panagiotis Papadopoulos Panagiotis Papadopoulos is a Greek wrestler who specializes in Greco-Roman wrestling.He was a competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the super-heavyweight division, losing in his opening bout to Liu Deli from China.-References:...	−120 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....	L 1-4	Did not advance
Theodoros Tounousidis	−96 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....		L 3-3	Did not advance

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