Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GRE
Nocname:Hellenic Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Website: 
Competitors:426
Sports:27
Flagbearer:Pyrros Dimas[1]
Rank:15
Gold:6
Silver:6
Bronze:4
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Greece was the host country for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. As the progenitor nation and in keeping with tradition, Greek athletes have competed at every Summer Olympics in the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland. The Hellenic Olympic Committee fielded a total of 426 athletes to the Games, 215 men and 211 women, and had achieved automatic qualification places in all sports, with the exception of men's and women's field hockey. It was also the nation's largest team ever in Summer Olympic history since the first modern Games were held in 1896.

Unlike most of the Olympic opening ceremonies, where the country enters first as a tribute to its history as the birthplace of the ancient Olympics and the host of the first modern Olympics in 1896, the country entered the last in the opening ceremony as the host nation. However, the Greek flag-bearer entered first, honoring the traditional role of Greece in opening the Parade of Nations, and the whole Greek delegation entered at the end, the traditional place for the host nation.[2]

Greece left the Summer Olympic Games with a total of sixteen medals (six gold, six silver, and four bronze), finishing within the top fifteen position in the overall medal rankings.[3] At least a single medal was awarded to the Greek team in ten sports; five of them came from the track and field, including two prestigious golds. Greece also topped the medal tally in diving, gymnastics, judo, and sailing. Three Greek athletes added Olympic medals to their career hardware from the previous editions.

Among the nation's medalists were track hurdler Fani Halkia, race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka, teenage judoka Ilias Iliadis, and diving duo Thomas Bimis and Nikolaos Siranidis, who won Greece's first ever Olympic gold medals in their respective disciplines.[4] [5] Emerging as one of the greatest Olympic weightlifters of all time with three Olympic titles, Pyrros Dimas ended his illustrious sporting career with a bronze medal effort in the men's light heavyweight category on his fourth and final Olympic appearance.[6] [7] Meanwhile, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, who won the gold in Atlanta eight years earlier, and lit the Olympic flame at the conclusion of the opening ceremony, picked up his second medal with a silver in men's Mistral windsurfing.[8]

Medalists

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MedalNameSportEventDate




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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
2215
1102
1001
1001
1001
0202
0101
0011
0011
0011
Total66416

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece automatically receives the full allocation of six individual places, alongside entry to both the men's and women's team events.

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Georgios Kalogiannidisalign=left rowspan=3Individual60158
L 133–148
Did not advance
Alexandros Karageorgiou64733
W 147–143

L 159–171
Did not advance
Apostolos Nanos58560
L 131–162
Did not advance
Georgios Kalogiannidis
Alexandros Karageorgiou
Apostolos Nanos
Team183313
L 225–243
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evangelia Psarraalign=left rowspan=3Individual6528
W 138–116

W 163–161

W 160–152

L 101–111
Did not advance
Elpida Romantzi62434
W 151–143

L 146–166
Did not advance
Fotini Vavatsi60951
L 156–160
Did not advance
Evangelia Psarra
Elpida Romantzi
Fotini Vavatsi
Team18858
W 230–227

L 232–244
Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In athletics, the Greek team did not receive any automatic places for representing the host nation, as they had done in other sports. Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[9] [10]

Men
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Hristoforos Hoidisalign=left rowspan=2100 mDid not advance
    Georgios Theodoridis10.326 q10.365Did not advance
    Anastasios Gousisalign=left rowspan=2200 m20.442 Q20.462 Q20.685Did not advance
    Panagiotis Sarris20.673 Q20.927Did not advance
    Stilianos Dimotsios400 m46.517Did not advance
    Panagiotis Stroubakos800 m1:47.697Did not advance
    Periklis Iakovakis400 m hurdles48.692 Q48.474Did not advance
    Stilianos Dimotsios
    Anastasios Gousis
    Periklis Iakovakis
    Panagiotis Sarris
    4 × 400 m relay3:04.276Did not advance
    Nikolaos PoliasMarathon2:17:5624
    Elefthérios Thanópoulos20 km walk1:30:1536
    Georgios Argiropoulosalign=left rowspan="3"50 km walk4:17:2539
    Spiridon Kastanis
    Theodoros Stamatopoulos
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Marios EvangelouPole vault5.30=33Did not advance
    Dimitrios Filindrasalign=left rowspan=3Long jump7.4535Did not advance
    Dimítrios SerélisDid not advance
    Louis Tsatoumas7.8122Did not advance
    Hristos MeletoglouTriple jump17.088 Q17.136
    Savvas PanavoglouDiscus throw58.4722Did not advance
    Alexandros PapadimitriouHammer throw75.5517Did not advance
    Combined events – Decathlon
    AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Prodromos KorkizoglouResult10.867.0714.811.9451.1614.9646.074.7053.055:17.00757326
    Points892830778749762854789819634466
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Olga Kaidantzi200 m23.113 Q23.153 Q23.308Did not advance
    Konstadina Efedaki1500 m4:06.739 q4:09.3712Did not advance
    Maria Protopappa5000 m15:35.0712Did not advance
    Flora Redoumi100 m hurdles13.145Did not advance
    Fani Halkia400 m hurdles53.851 Q52.77 1 Q52.82
    Maria Karastamati
    Georgia Kokloni
    Effrosíni Patsoú
    Marina Vasarmidou
    4 × 100 m relay44.458Did not advance
    Hariklia Bouda
    Dimitra Dova
    Hrisoula Goudenoudi
    Fani Halkia
    4 × 400 m relay3:26.702 Q3:45.708
    Georgia AbatzidouMarathon2:50:0150
    Hristina Kokotoualign=left rowspan=320 km walk1:35:4331
    Athina Papayianni1:30:3710
    Athanasia Tsoumeleka1:29.12
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Nikolia MitropoulouHigh jump1.8531Did not advance
    Afroditi Skafidaalign=left rowspan=2Pole vaultDid not advance
    Yeoryia TsiliggiriPole vault4.30=18Did not advance
    Ioanna Kafetzialign=left rowspan=3Long jump6.4916Did not advance
    Stiliani Pilatou6.4222Did not advance
    Niki Xanthou6.3131Did not advance
    Hrysopiyi Devetzialign=left rowspan=3Triple jump15.32 NR1 Q15.25
    Athanasia Perra13.1933Did not advance
    Olga Vasdeki14.5413 Q14.3411
    Kalliopi Ouzounialign=left rowspan=2Shot put18.0313Did not advance
    Irini Terzoglou17.3419Did not advance
    Anastasia Kelesidoualign=left rowspan=3Discus throw64.134 Q66.68
    Styliani Tsikouna61.729 q59.4811
    Ekaterini Voggoli63.396 Q62.377
    Stella Papadopouloualign=left rowspan=3Hammer throw61.6140Did not advance
    Alexandra Papageorgiou68.5811 Q66.8312
    Evdokia Tsamoglou62.7636Did not advance
    Savva Likaalign=left rowspan=3Javelin throw62.224 Q60.919
    Mirela Manjani61.0411 Q64.29
    Angeliki Tsiolakoudi59.6419Did not advance
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Argyro StratakiResult13.651.7913.5224.575.9743.872:17.90611715
    Points1028966762927840742852

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, the Greek team were entitled to enter only two badminton players regardless of how they fared in the qualifying stages.

    Baseball

    See main article: Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    RosterManager: 27 – Jack Rhodes.

    Coaches: 1 – Mike Riskas, 14 – Ioannis Kazanas, 42 – Scott Demtral

    Round robin
    width=15px bgcolor=#98fb98 Qualified for the final round
    width=125px Teamwidth=30px Wwidth=30px Lwidth=30px PCTwidth=30px Tiebreaker
    align=left 6 1 1–0
    align=left 6 1 0–1
    align=left 5 2
    align=left 4 3
    align=left 3 4
    align=left 2 5
    align=left 1 6 1–0
    align=left 1 6 0–1

    Basketball

    See main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play----------------
    Quarterfinals
    Classification match (5th–6th place)

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play----------------
  • Quarterfinals
  • 7th Place Final

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greece was guaranteed five male boxers at the Games by virtue of being the host nation, but the special 'host' places for men's boxing therefore became void, as the Greeks claimed places through the World Championships and the AIBA European Qualification Tournament.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Marios KaperonisLightweight
    L
    Did not advance
    Spyridon IoannidisLight welterweight
    L 16–28
    Did not advance
    Theodoros KotakosWelterweight
    L
    Did not advance
    Georgios GazisMiddleweight
    L 31–32
    Did not advance
    Elias PavlidisLight heavyweight
    W 32–17

    W 31–16

    L
    Did not advance
    Spyridon KladouchasHeavyweight
    L 14–18
    Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
    Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRank
    Christos TsakmakisMen's C-1108.2213117.3215225.5415Did not advance
    Alexandros DimitriouMen's K-1122.8724113.3425236.2124Did not advance
    Maria FerekidiWomen's K-1124.8517125.4318250.2817Did not advance

    Sprint

    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Andreas KilingaridisMen's C-1 500 m1:53.6625 q1:53.7937Did not advance
    Men's C-1 1000 m3:53.7233 q3:55.6084Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Apostolos PapandreouMen's K-1 500 m1:44.2175 q1:46.6278Did not advance
    Men's K-1 1000 m3:41.6648Did not advance
    Athina-Theodora AlexopoulouWomen's K-1 500 m1:54.8283 q1:54.9505Did not advance
    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Track

    Sprint
    Time trial
    Keirin
    Omnium

    Mountain biking

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, the Greeks were automatically entitled to places in all four synchronized diving events, but for individual events, they had to qualify through their own performances through the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, and through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup series.

    Men
    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Nikolaos Siranidis3 m springboard363.7528Did not advance
    Ioannis Gavriilidisalign=left rowspan=210 m platform395.3422Did not advance
    Sotirios Trakas361.5626Did not advance
    Thomas Bimis
    Nikolaos Siranidis
    3 m synchronized springboard353.34
    Ioannis Gavriilidis
    Sotirios Trakas
    10 m synchronized platform331.447
    Women
    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Diamantina Georgatoualign=left rowspan=23 m springboard157.5633Did not advance
    Sotiria Koutsopetrou250.5922Did not advance
    Eftihia Pappa10 m platform307.6515 Q463.8917Did not advance
    Diamantina Georgatou
    Sotiria Koutsopetrou
    3 m synchronized springboard270.338
    Eftihia Pappa
    Florentia Sfakianou
    10 m synchronized platform272.408

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greece automatically received a team and the maximum number of individual competitors in show jumping, and at least a single spot each in dressage and eventing.

    Dressage

    AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
    ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
    Gerta LehmannLouisalign=left rowspan=2Individual60.00051Did not advance
    Alexandra SourlaGregory62.83347Did not advance

    Show jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Emmanouela AthanassiadesRimini Zalign=left rowspan=4IndividualEliminatedDid not advance
    Hannah MytilinaiouSantana 32913=63263963 Q266560Did not advance
    Antonis PetrisGredo la Daviere0=144=5 Q812=13 Q16=36Did not advance
    Danae TsatsouRoble Z5=31394465WithdrewDid not advance
    Emmanouela Athanassiades
    Hannah Mytilinaiou
    Antonis Petris
    Danae Tsatsou
    See aboveTeam4714Did not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece received ten quota places which can be allocated to any of the fencing events. Additional places can be won in specific disciplines in a series of qualification events.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Georges AmbalofIndividual épée
    L 6–15
    Did not advance
    Marios Basmatzianalign=left rowspan=3Individual sabre
    L 8–15
    Did not advance
    Jason Dourakos
    L 10–15
    Did not advance
    Constantine Manetas
    W 15–10

    L 12–15
    Did not advance
    Marios Basmatzian
    Jason Dourakos
    Dimitrios Kostakos
    Constantine Manetas
    Team sabre
    L 22–45
    Classification semi-final

    L 39–45
    7th place final

    L 42–45
    8
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Jeanne Hristoualign=left rowspan=3Individual épée
    W 15–13

    W 15–10

    L 13–15
    Did not advance
    Dimitra Magkandaki
    W 15–8

    L 5–6
    Did not advance
    Niki Sidiropoulou
    W

    L 10–15
    Did not advance
    Jeanne Hristou
    Dimitra Magkandaki
    Niki Sidiropoulou
    Team épée
    W 34–15

    L 32–33
    Classification semi-final

    L 18-29
    7th place final

    L 30-44
    8
    Maria RentoumiIndividual foil
    L 4–15
    Did not advance

    Football

    See main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group play
  • --------

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group play
  • --------

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Vlasios MarasAll-around8.9508.6508.7759.5129.0879.72554.69936Did not advance
    Dimosthenis TampakosRings9.8509.8501 Q9.8629.862
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Maria Apostolidialign=left rowspan=2All-around9.0757.7128.4508.67533.91257Did not advance
    Stefani Bismpikou9.1009.3879.3378.66236.48624 Q8.8879.4758.9009.23736.49915

    Rhythmic

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
    Eleni Andriolaalign=left rowspan=2Individual24.85025.35024.50024.90099.6006 Q24.47524.80023.50024.82597.6009
    Theodora Pallidou24.15024.47523.20023.40095.22511Did not advance

    Trampoline

    Handball

    See main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinal
  • 5th-8th Place Semifinal
  • Fifth Place Final
  • Women's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    9th-10th Place Final

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greek judoka receive one place in each of the 14 categories by virtue of hosting the Olympic tournament – the maximum allocation possible.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Revazi Zintiridis−60 kg
    W 1011–0000

    W 1010–0110

    L 0021–1000
    Did not advance
    W 1000–0000

    L 0100–1000
    Did not advance
    Giorgi Vazagashvili−66 kg
    L 0010–0100
    Did not advance
    Lavrentios Alexanidis−73 kg
    L 0000–1000
    Did not advance
    L 0001–1001
    Did not advance
    Ilias Iliadis−81 kg
    W 1002–0000

    W

    W 0001–0000

    W 1010–0000

    W 1110–0000
    Dionysios Iliadis−90 kg
    W 1000–0000

    L 0010–1010
    Did not advance
    L 0000–1021
    Did not advance
    Vassilios Iliadis−100 kg
    L 0000–1000
    Did not advance
    L 0010–1000
    Did not advance
    Charalampos Papaioannou+100 kg
    W 1010–0000

    L 0001–1101
    Did not advance
    L 0000–0200
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Maria Karagiannopoulou−48 kg
    L 0001–0220
    Did not advance
    W 0101–0100

    W 1001–0000

    L 0000–1000
    5
    Maria Tselaridou−52 kg
    L 0000–1002
    Did not advance
    Ioulieta Boukouvala−57 kg
    L 0000–0001
    Did not advance
    Eleni Tampasi−63 kg
    L 0000–1000
    Did not advance
    Alexia Kourtelesi−70 kg
    L 0000–1021
    Did not advance
    Varvara Akritidou−78 kg
    L 0000–1100
    Did not advance
    L 0000–1000
    Did not advance
    Eleni Patsiou+78 kg
    L 0000–1000
    Did not advance

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece received one automatic qualification place per gender through the European and UIPM World Championships.

    AthleteEventShooting
    (10 m air pistol)
    Fencing
    (épée one touch)
    Swimming
    (200 m freestyle)
    Riding
    (show jumping)
    Running
    (3000 m)
    Total pointsFinal rank
    PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
    Vasileios FlorosMen's17420102410–21=316642:04.407130810011110011:02.2531752484828
    Katalin-Beat PartitsWomen's17612104817–14=78602:23.3216125216823103211:49.1127884502816

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greece received only two boats in both men's and women's lightweight double sculls at the 2003 World Rowing Championships.

    Men
    Women
    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece received automatic qualification places in each boat class.

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Nikolaos KaklamanakisMistral1441461323541052
    Aimilios PapathanasiouFinn151713156RDG2122472.45
    Andreas Kosmatopoulos
    Konstantinos Trigkonis
    4709611916223152120OCS13218
    Georgios Kontogouris
    Leonidas Pelekanakis
    Star162101751410191638611
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Athina FraiMistral618416111791618OCS812315
    Virginia KravariotiEurope15215142121591633949
    Sofia Bekatorou
    Emilia Tsoulfa
    470122131114112DNS38
    Eleni Dimitrakopoulou
    Aikaterini Giakomidou
    Efychia Mantzaraki
    Yngling126846616RDG89OCS8611
    Open
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    123456789101112131415M*
    Evangelos CheimonasLaser122436157172026163715516
    Athanasios Pachoumas
    Vasileios Portosalte
    49er151281415131418817DSQ12RDG157OCS181.417
    Christos Garefis
    Iordanis Paschalidis
    Tornado1210291071613151439512
    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece was awarded a minimum of eleven quota places in ten different events.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Nikolaos AntoniadisTrap11031Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Dionissios Georgakopoulos10 m air pistol572=33Did not advance
    50 m pistol549=28Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Evangelos Liogris50 m rifle prone589=36Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions1135=38Did not advance
    Georgios Petsanis10 m air rifle593=12Did not advance
    Georgios SalavantakisSkeet119=21Did not advance
    Konstantinos Savorgiannakis10 m air rifle592=18Did not advance
    Angelos SpiropoulosDouble trap124=22Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Maria Faka10 m air rifle388=33Did not advance
    Marina Karaflou10 m air pistol377=26Did not advance
    Agathi Kassoumi25 m pistol574=21Did not advance
    Alexia Smirli10 m air rifle391=27Did not advance

    Softball

    See main article: Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Team Roster
    Greece
    PositionNo.PlayerBirthClub in 2004
    OF1Lindsey BashorMAY/26/1983 University of Iowa
    C5Stacey FarnworthNOV/11/1979American Pastime (California, USA)
    IF7Katina KramosJUL/12/1972
    P8Stephanie Skegas-MaxwellAUG/30/1968Southern California Sliders (California, USA)
    IF9Jamie FarnworthJAN/14/1982
    IF12Chloe KloezemanMAY/29/1986Sorceres (California, USA)
    IF13Ginny GeorgantasNOV/28/1979Whiteford Sharks (Illinois, USA)
    P15Sarah FarnworthJAN/07/1979
    P16Kristen KaranziasFEB/08/1984Orange County Batbusters (California, USA)
    IF19Joanna GailAPR/11/1986San Diego Thunder Under 18 Gold (California, USA)
    IF21Vanessa CzarneckiDEC/21/1979Fresno State Bulldogs (California, USA)
    OF25Lindsay JamesAPR/26/1980California Gold Bears (California, USA)
    OF26Ioanna BouziouMAY/14/1973Tason, Keratsini
    OF31Jessica BashorAPR/08/1981
    OF32Katerina KoutoungouJUL/21/1976Marousi 2004
    Bench Coaches
    Team
    Manager
    Linda WellsDEC/13/1949
    Coach Christa DalakisNOV/17/1975Marylanders (Maryland, USA)
    Coach Diane Lynn NinemireFEB/12/1957
    Preliminary Round
    width=170Teamwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20RSwidth=20RAwidth=20WIN%width=40Tiebreaker
    704101.000-
    612214.857-
    43178.571-
    341520.4291–0
    34614.4290–1
    25313.2861–0
    25624.2860–1
    16824.143-

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greek swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Romanos Alyfantis200 m breaststroke2:18.1833Did not advance
    Georgios Diamantidis1500 m freestyle16:06.3131Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ioannis Drymonakos200 m butterfly1:59.4222Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:16.839Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Spyridon Gianniotis400 m freestyle3:48.777 Q3:48.777
    1500 m freestyle15:03.875 Q15:03.695
    Antonios Gkioulmpas200 m backstroke2:04.3028Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Aristeidis Grigoriadis100 m freestyle50.6132Did not advance
    100 m backstroke55.8517Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ioannis Kokkodis200 m individual medley2:02.1116 Q2:01.5712Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:16.565 Q4:18.606
    Dimitrios Manganas400 m freestyle3:54.7824Did not advance
    Christos Papadopoulos100 m breaststroke1:04.4339Did not advance
    Sotirios Pastras100 m butterfly54.2031Did not advance
    Apostolos Tsagkarakis50 m freestyle22.7224Did not advance
    Andreas Zisimos200 m freestyle1:49.6015 Q1:49.7612Did not advance
    Spyridon Bitsakis
    Aristeidis Grigoriadis
    Alexandros Tsoltos
    Andreas Zisimos
    4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:24.2614Did not advance
    Apostolos Antonopoulos
    Dimitrios Manganas
    Nikolaos Xylouris
    Andreas Zisimos
    4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:19.714 Q7:23.028
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Vasiliki Angelopoulou200 m butterfly2:13.8822Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:44.907 Q4:50.858
    align=left rowspan=2Zoi Dimoschaki200 m freestyle2:03.3827Did not advance
    400 m freestyle4:13.9620Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Eirini Karastergiou100 m backstroke1:05.3033Did not advance
    200 m backstroke2:21.9330Did not advance
    Eirini Kavarnou100 m butterfly1:00.4319Did not advance
    Marianna Lymperta800 m freestyle8:42.6519Did not advance
    Martha Matsa50 m freestyle26.4633Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Nery Mantey Niangkouara50 m freestyle25.6213 Q25.2710Did not advance
    100 m freestyle55.126 Q55.027 Q54.816
    Aikaterini Sarakatsani100 m breaststroke1:12.4629Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Athina Tzavella200 m breaststroke2:40.1831Did not advance
    200 m individual medley2:20.3023Did not advance
    Zoi Dimoschaki
    Eleni Kosti
    Martha Matsa
    Nery Mantey Niangkouara
    4 × 100 m freestyle relayDid not advance
    Zoi Dimoschaki
    Marianna Lymperta
    Georgia Manoli
    Evangelia Tsagka
    4 × 200 m freestyle relay8:16.6915Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece had a squad of 9 synchronised swimmers taking part in both the duet and team events.

    AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
    PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
    Eleftheria Ftouli
    Christina Thalassinidou
    Duet46.334946.58492.9189 Q46.58492.9189
    Aglaia Anastasiou
    Maria Christodoulou
    Eleftheria Ftouli
    Eleni Georgiou
    Effrosyni Gouda
    Apostolia Ioannou
    Evgenia Koutsoudi
    Olga Pelekanou
    Team46.250846.50092.7508

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greece fielded a four-strong table tennis team at the 2004 Olympic Games after being granted permission to use host nation qualification places.

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Panagiotis Gionisalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Kalinikos Kreanga
    L 0–4
    Did not advance
    Panagiotis Gionis
    Kalinikos Kreanga
    Men's doubles
    W 4–1

    L 3–4
    Did not advance
    Archontoula VolakakiWomen's singles
    L 0–4
    Did not advance
    Maria Mirou
    Archontoula Volakaki
    Women's doubles
    L 1–4
    Did not advance

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greece had not taken any formal part in qualification tournaments in taekwondo, as the Greeks already had four guaranteed places at their disposal, two for men, two for women.

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Michail MouroutsosMen's −58 kg
    W 5–2

    L 2–8
    Did not advance
    Alexandros NikolaidisMen's +80 kg
    W 7–3

    W 5–2

    W 6–3

    L
    Areti AthanasopoulouWomen's −57 kg
    L 6–6
    Did not advance
    Elisavet MystakidouWomen's −67 kg
    W 4–0

    W 6–4

    W 3–2

    L 6–7

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece nominated two male and two female tennis players to compete in the tournament through their world rankings.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Konstantinos EconomidisMen's singles
    L 6–7(2–7), 2–6
    Did not advance
    Konstantinos Economidis
    Vasilis Mazarakis
    Men's doubles
    L 1–6, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Eleni DaniilidouWomen's singles
    W 6–2, 6–1

    W 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

    L 5–7, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Eleni Daniilidou
    Christina Zachariadou
    Women's doubles
    L 5–7, 1–6
    Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greece offered a single guaranteed place in the men's triathlon.

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greece gained automatic entry for men's and women's teams in both indoor and beach volleyball.

    Beach

    See also: Beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Pavlos Beligratis
    Athanasios Michalopoulos
    Men'sPool F

    L 1 – 2 (16–21, 26–24, 10–15)

    L 0 – 2 (14–21, 19–21)

    L
    4Did not advance
    Vassiliki Arvaniti
    Efthalia Koutroumanidou
    align=left rowspan=2Women'sPool C

    L 1 – 2 (16–21, 21–16, 10–15)

    L 0 – 2 (13–21, 14–21)

    W 2 – 1 (21–11, 21–23, 15–12)
    3 Q
    L 1 – 2 (12–21, 21–19, 11–15)
    Did not advance
    Vasso Karantasiou
    Effrosyni Sfyri
    Pool F

    W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–13)

    L 1 – 2 (15–21, 21–15, 14–16)

    W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–17)
    2 Q
    L 0 – 2 (16–21, 19–21)
    Did not advance

    Indoor

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group play
  • Quarterfinal

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
  • Group play
  • Water polo

    See main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play----------------
  • Semifinal
  • Bronze Medal Final
  • Women's tournament

    See main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play--------
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Gold Medal Final
    Won Silver Medal

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. As the host nation, Greek weightlifters had already received six men's quota places and four women's places for the Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Leonidas Sabanis−62 kg1453167.53302.5
    Viktor Mitrou−77 kg160=6200=23604
    Pyrros Dimasalign=left rowspan=2−85 kg175=3202.54377.5
    Georgios Markoulas167.5=6205=1372.54
    Kakhi Kakhiashvilialign=left rowspan=2−94 kg180=4220.0180
    Nikolaos Kourtidis167.5=14210=8377.511
    * Leonidas Sabanis originally claimed the bronze medal, but was disqualified after being tested positive for excess testosterone.[11]
    Women
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Charikleia Kastritsi−58 kg90=111101320013
    Anastasia Tsakiri−63 kg97.54117.597.5
    Christina Ioannidi−75 kg112.5=7142.5=42555
    Vasiliki Kasapi+75 kg125=5152.57277.58

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Amiran Kardanov−55 kg
    W 3–1

    W 4–0

    W 3–1
    1 Q
    L 1–3

    L 0–3
    4
    Besik Aslanasvili−60 kg
    W 3–1

    L 1–3
    2Did not advance11
    Apostolos Taskoudis−66 kg
    W 3–1

    L 1–3
    1 Q
    L 1–3
    Did not advance
    L 1–3
    6
    Emzarios Bentinidis−74 kg
    W 3–1

    L 1–3
    2Did not advance10
    Lazaros Loizidis−84 kg
    W 3–1

    W 3–0
    1 Q
    L 1–3
    Did not advance
    L 0–3
    6
    Alexandros Laliotis−96 kg
    W 3–1

    L 1–3
    3Did not advance13
    Nestoras Batzelas−120 kg
    L 0–4

    W 3–0
    2Did not advance13
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Artiom Kiouregkian−55 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 5–0
    1 Q
    L 1–3

    W 3–1
    Christos Gikas−60 kg
    L 0–3

    L 0–3

    L 1–3
    4Did not advance20
    Konstantinos Arkoudeas−66 kg
    L 1–3

    W 3–1

    W 3–1
    2Did not advance6
    Alexios Kolitsopoulos−74 kg
    L 1–3

    L 0–3

    W 3–1
    3Did not advance12
    Dimitrios Avramis−84 kg
    W 3–1

    W 3–1
    1 Q
    L 1–3
    Did not advance
    W 5–0
    5
    Georgios Koutsioumpas−96 kg
    L 1–3

    W 3–1

    W 3–0
    2Did not advance7
    Xenofon Koutsioumpas−120 kg
    L 1–3

    W 3–0

    W 3–0
    2Did not advance7
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventElimination PoolClassificationSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Fani Psatha−48 kg
    L 0–4

    L 1–3

    W 5–0
    3Did not advance10
    Sofia Poumpouridou−55 kg
    L 1–3

    L 0–4
    3Did not advance11
    Stavroula Zygouri−63 kg
    W 3–1

    W 3–1
    1 Q
    L 0–3

    L 1–3
    4
    Maria Louiza Vryoni−72 kg
    L 1–3

    W 3–1
    2
    L 0–5
    Did not advance8

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Bondy. Filip. Dimas carries weight of host nation. New York Daily News. 11 August 2004. 18 May 2014.
    2. Web site: Here's Why Greece Always Goes First in the Olympic Parade of Nations. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723235439/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/heres-why-greece-always-goes-175213141.html. 23 July 2021. dead.
    3. Web site: 2004 Athens: Medal Tally. USA Today. 1 April 2014.
    4. News: Greece wins walk gold. BBC Sport. 23 August 2004. 18 May 2014.
    5. News: Fraser. Andrew. Greek duo revel in golden delight. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. 18 May 2014.
    6. News: Greeks stand behind champion weightlifter Dimas. USA Today. 22 August 2004. 7 May 2014.
    7. News: Sheridan. Phil. Greeks lift a battered weightlifter Dimas' bronze was golden to his nation. Philadelphia Inquirer. 22 August 2004. 18 May 2014.
    8. News: Dempsey earns sailing bronze. BBC Sport. 25 August 2004. 18 May 2014.
    9. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
    10. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    11. News: Report: Greece's Sampanis Tests Positive for Drugs. Washington Post. 21 August 2004. 18 May 2014.