Greece at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GRE
Nocname:Hellenic Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:103
Sports:19
Flagbearer:Alexandros Nikolaidis (opening)
Spyridon Gianniotis (closing)
Rank:75
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games in London, 65 men and 38 women, to compete in 19 sports. Men's water polo was the only team event in which Greece was represented at these Olympic Games.

As the progenitor nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony, led by taekwondo jin Alexandros Nikolaidis, two-time Olympic silver medalist in men's super heavyweight division.

Greece failed to win a gold or a silver medal for the first time since 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Only two bronze medals were awarded to the team: one in judo, by Ilias Iliadis, an Olympic gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the other in rowing, by Alexandra Tsiavou (sixth in Beijing), and Christina Giazitzidou.

Several athletes missed out of the medal standings in the finals, including swimmer Spyridon Gianniotis (fourth in the open water marathon), the Men's coxle four team (finished in the fourth place), Vassiliki Vougiouka (missed out the semi-finals in fencing), sailor Byron Kokkalanis, (sixth in men's windsurfing) and gymnast Vasileios Tsolakidis (sixth in men's parallel bars).

Medalists

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MedalNameSportEventDate
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4 August

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Judobgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Rowingbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Totalbgcolor=gold 0bgcolor=silver 0bgcolor=#c96 22

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified one archer.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greek athletes 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):[1]

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Konstadinos Douvalidis110 m hurdles13.402 Q13.777Did not advance
    Periklis Iakovakis400 m hurdles50.275Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Alexandros Papamichail20 km walk1:21:12 NR15
    50 km walk3:49:56 NR25
    Konstantinos PouliosMarathon2:33:1780
    Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas200 m20.564 q20.52=PB5Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Konstadinos BaniotisHigh jump2.2125Did not advance
    Konstadinos FilippidisPole vault5.603 q5.656
    Spyridon LebesisJavelin throw82.405 Q81.917
    Alexandros PapadimitriouHammer throw67.1937Did not advance
    Michalis StamatogiannisShot put19.2425Did not advance
    Louis TsatoumasLong jump7.5329Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2María Belibasáki100 m11.636Did not advance
    200 m23.364Did not advance
    Eléni Filándra800 m2:02.293 Q2:04.428Did not advance
    Konstadina KefalaMarathon3:01.18104
    Déspina Zapounídou20 km walk1.35.1944
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Nikoleta Kyriakopouloualign=left rowspan=2Pole vault4.2519Did not advance
    Stélla-Iró Ledáki4.50 =PB13Did not advance
    Savva LikaJavelin throw57.0627Did not advance
    Niki Panetaalign=left rowspan=2Triple jump13.6624Did not advance
    Athanasia Perra11.9333Did not advance
    Katerina StefanidiPole vault4.2524Did not advance
    Antonia StergiouHigh jump1.93 SB13Did not advance
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Sofia IfantidouResult13.821.6812.9625.915.8156.96 2:22.03594724
    Points1004830725805792995796

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    Greece has qualified boats for the following events

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Track

    Sprint
    Keirin

    Mountain biking

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified 1 fencer.

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Greece qualified three athletes.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Vlasios MarasParallel bars13.40013.40064Did not advance
    Horizontal bar14.30014.30035Did not advance
    Vasileios TsolakidisParallel bars15.46615.4667 Q15.30015.3006
    Women

    Rhythmic

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified 2 judokas.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Ilias IliadisMen's −90 kg
    W 0111–0002
    W 0100–0003
    L 0000–0020    		Did not advance
    W 1000–0000
    W 0011–0002
    Ioulieta BoukouvalaWomen's −57 kg
    L 0001–0011    		Did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified the following boats.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Apostolos Gkountoulas
    Nikolaos Gkountoulas    		Pair6:21.463 SA/B7:07.155 FB6:53.699
    Eleftherios Konsolas
    Panagiotis Magdanis    		Lightweight double sculls6:42.135 R6:31.131 SA/B6:40.894 FB6:31.718
    Ioannis Christou
    Stergios Papachristos
    Ioannis Tsilis
    Georgios Tziallas    		Four5:57.713 SA/B6:02.612 FA6:11.434
    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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

    Men
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Byron KokkalanisRS:X4116216153114912776
    Evangelos CheimonasLaser1319214150
    DSQ    		3315301519EL20626
    Ioannis MitakisFinn42110825
    OCS    		10201979EL10814
    Panagiotis Kampouridis
    Efstathios Papadopoulos    		47014720151828
    DSQ    		2719820EL14819
    Aimilios Papathanasiou
    Antonis Tsotras    		Star31671271517
    BFD    		17
    DSQ    		17
    OCS    		12EL10614
    Women
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Angeliki SkarlatouRS:X1412211119161927
    OCS    		157EL13416
    Anna AgrafiotiLaser Radial28293032343415342332EL25733
    Open
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified for three quota places in shooting;[2]

    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Nikolaos Mavrommatisalign=left rowspan=2Men's skeet1199Did not advance
    Efthimios Mitas11425Did not advance
    Athina DoukaWomen's 10 m air pistol36942Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greek swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[3]

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Stefanos Dimitriadis100 m butterfly54.2040Did not advance
    200 m butterfly1:58.7923Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ioannis Drymonakos200 m butterfly1:56.9716 Q1:58.0515Did not advance
    400 m individual medley4:17.0417Did not advance
    Kristian Golomeev100 m freestyle50.0831Did not advance
    Spyridon Gianniotis10 km open water1:50:05.34
    Aristeidis Grigoriadis100 m backstroke54.5217 Q54.2014Did not advance
    Ioannis Kalargaris50 m freestyle22.8030Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Panagiotis Samilidis100 m breaststroke1:01.2022Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:14.8227Did not advance
    Andreas Vazaios200 m individual medley2:01.2326Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Theodora Drakou50 m freestyle25.1313 Q25.2816Did not advance
    Marianna Lymperta10 km open water2:04:26.522
    align=left rowspan=2Nery Mantey Niangkouara50 m freestyle25.4021Did not advance
    100 m freestyle56.6332Did not advance
    Kristel Vourna100 m butterfly58.7416 Q58.31 NR12Did not advance
    Theodora Drakou
    Theodora Giareni
    Martha Matsa
    Nery Mantey Niangkouara
    Kristel Vourna    		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:45.5516Did not advance

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified two athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Kalinikos Kreanga and Panagiotis Gionis qualified for the men's event.[4]

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

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Alexandros Nikolaidis had ensured a quota place for Greece in the men's +80 kg by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament.[5]

    Volleyball

    See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Beach

    See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Water polo

    See main article: Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece has qualified a men's team.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Greece qualified in the following events.

    Men's freestyle
    Women's freestyle

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    2. Web site: Quota places by Nation and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 7 August 2011 . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    3. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . FINA . 8 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615135327/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 15 June 2011 .
    4. Web site: Direct Qualifiers for 2012 London Olympic Games – Provisional list . International Table Tennis Federation . 27 May 2011 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809193041/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012OG/Players_byWR_OG2012.pdf . 9 August 2011 .
    5. Web site: Competition Results (Day 4 & final of World Olympic Taekwondo Qualification Tournament on July 3, 2011 in Baku, Azerbaij . 4 July 2011 . World Taekwondo Federation.

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