Greece at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:GRE
Npcname:Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2016
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:60
Sports:12
Flagbearer:Grigorios Polychronidis (Opening)
Athanasios Konstantinidis (Closing)
Rank:24
Gold:5
Silver:4
Bronze:4
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1976

Greece competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.[1] The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events.

Funding and support

Funding for Greece's national Paralympic committee comes through the Greek Ministry of Sports and the General Secretariat of Sports. While Greek Paralympians get some support from their national sport federations, many were also getting support from the Greek NPC. The economic situation in the country led to less funding from the government, which caused the Greeks rely more on sponsorship to serve a stop gap measure. One of the biggest sponsors was OPAP, Greece's national lottery. In a few cases, Greek athletes had to self-fund if they wanted to participate internationally as their NPC did not have the funds. In 2013, there was also a tremendous discrepancy in funding between Paralympic sport and Olympic sport, with the Olympic side getting €1,400,000 while the Paralympic side got €200,000.[2]

Disability classifications

See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3] [4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]

Medalists

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MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's Shot Put F32
AthleticsMen's Javelin Throw F53/54
PowerliftingMen's −107 kg
AthleticsMen's Shot Put F53
SwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S9
AthleticsMen's Shot Put F20
Wheelchair FencingMen's Sabre B
AthleticsMen's Club Throw F31/32
BocciaMixed Individual BC3
AthleticsMen's Shot Put F32
PowerliftingMen's −54 kg
AthleticsWomen's Shot Put F53


BocciaMixed Pairs BC3
Multiple medalists
NameSportTotal
Athletics1 1 0 2
Boccia0 1 1 2

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Medals by sport
SportTotal
Athletics3227
Powerlifting1012
Swimming1001
Boccia0112
Wheelchair Fencing0101
Total54413
Medals by day
DayDateTotal
1 8 September 1 0 1 2
2 9 September 1 0 1 2
3 10 September 0 1 0 1
5 12 September 0 1 2 3
6 13 September 0 1 0 1
7 14 September 2 0 0 2
8 15 September 1 0 0 1
9 16 September 0 1 0 1
Total54413
Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Male54211
Female0011
Mixed0011
Total 5 4 4 13

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

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Archery0 1 1
Athletics13 5 18
Boccia3 2 5
Canoe Sprint0 2 2
Cycling1 2 3
Judo1 0 1
Powerlifting6 0 6
Sailing3 0 3
Shooting1 0 1
Swimming12 4 16
Wheelchair Fencing3 1 4
Wheelchair Tennis1 0 1
Total 44 16 60

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Dorothea Poimenidou earned Greece a spot at the Rio Games following her performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. She qualified the country after her performance in the women's recurve open.[6]

Women

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men
Track
AthleteEventClassificationHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Christos Koutouliasalign=left rowspan=2100mT45/46/4711.5210Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3Michail SeitisT43/4411.30 PB10Did not advance
200mT43/4422.45 PB7 q23.637
400mT43/4449.81 WR6 q49.66 WR6
Christos Koutoulias
Ioannis Sevdikalis
Konstantin Veltsi
Michail Seitis		4 × 100 m relayT42-4747.795
Field
AthleteEventClassificationFinal
DistancePosition
Dimitrios Zisidisalign=left rowspan=6Shot putF329.24 PB
Nikolaos GoniosF327.0010
Athanasios KonstantinidisF3210.39 WR
Che Jon FernandesF538.44
Dimitrios SenikidisF2016.17
Efstratios NikolaidisF2015.694
Athanasios Konstantinidisalign=left rowspan=3Club ThrowF31/3233.69
Dimitrios ZisidisF31/3222.246
Nikolaos GoniosF31/3227.265
Christos Kapellasalign=left rowspan=5Long JumpT43/446.407
Christos KoutouliasT45/46/476.4313
Evangelos KanavosT206.489
Konstantin VeltsiT43/445.5912
Michail SeitisT43/446.209
Manolis StefanoudakisJavelin ThrowF53/5429.45 PR
Women
Track
Field
AthleteEventClassificationFinal
DistancePosition
Anthi Liagkoualign=left rowspan=4Shot putF334.695
Dimitra KorokidaF534.28
Valasia KyrgiovanakiF2012.114
Zoi MantoudiF2011.319
Styliani SmaragdiLong JumpT45/46/474.8710

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Individual
AthleteEventPool MatchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Grigorios Polychronidisalign=left rowspan=2Mixed Ιndividual BC3
W 9-1
W 7-2		1 Q
W 2-2 Tiebrake Win
W 4-1
L 1-8
Anna Ntenta
W 1-6
L 6-1		2Did not advance
Panagiotis SoulanisMixed Ιndividual BC1
W 6-1
W 6-4
L 0-9		2 Q
L 0-13		Did not advance
Chrysi Morfi MetzouMixed Ιndividual BC4
L 2-13
L 1-10
L 1-6		4Did not advance
Pairs and Teams

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Athanasios BarakasMen's Road Race B
Men's Road Time Trial B45:38.4621
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Adamantia ChalkiadakiWomen's Road Race B2:02.526
Women's Road Time Trial B43:03.7912
Paraskevi KantzaWomen's Road Race B2:43.0016
Women's Road Time Trial B50:36.7917

Track

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankTime/Opposition
Result		Rank
align=left rowspan=2Athanasios BarakasMen's B 4000m Individual Pursuit5:03.97916Did not advance
Men's B 1000m Time Trial1:07.47910
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankTime/Opposition
Result		Rank
align=left rowspan=2Adamantia ChalkiadakiWomen's B 3000m Individual Pursuit3:46.62010Did not advance
Women's B 1000m Time Trial1:13.43110
align=left rowspan=2Paraskevi KantzaWomen's B 3000m Individual Pursuit4:14.30814Did not advance
Women's B 1000m Time Trial1:23.74814

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Paracanoeing

See main article: Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Canoe Sprint
  • Women

    • Powerlifting

    See main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventTotal liftedRank
    Nikolaos Gkountanis−65 kg1815
    Pavlos Mamalos−107 kg238
    Dimitrios Bakochristos−54 kg162
    Paschalis Kouloumoglou−59kg1455
    Kostantinos Dimou2204
    Gkremislav Moysiadis−80kg1658

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Mixed

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Mixed

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Antonios Tsapatakis50 m Freestyle S537.5711Did not advance
    50 m Butterfly S544.5513Did not advance
    100 m Breaststroke SB41:37.694
    align=left rowspan=3Aristeidis Makrodimitris200 m Freestyle S25:03.566 Q4:57.906
    50 m Backstroke S21:02.297 Q1:03.467
    100 m Backstroke S22:19.2572:22.458
    align=left rowspan=2Charalampos Taiganidis50 m Freestyle S1224.976 Q24.996
    100 m Backstroke S121:03.706 Q1:01.214
    align=left rowspan=2Christos Tampaxis50 m Backstroke S11:22.304
    100 m Backstroke S12:54.234
    align=left rowspan=2Dimitrios Karypidis50 m Backstroke S11:32.095
    100 m Backstroke S13:12.736
    align=left rowspan=3Dimosthenis Michalentzakis50 m Freestyle S927.5013Did not advance
    100 m Butterfly S91:01.913 Q59.27 PR
    200 m Medley SM92:26.1510Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Georgios Kapellakis50 m Backstroke S21:14.4711Did not advance
    100 m Backstroke S22:45.859Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Georgios Sfaltos50 m Freestyle S632.6511Did not advance
    100 m Freestyle S61:12.1511Did not advance
    100 m Breaststroke SB51:40.176 Q1:40.05 NR6
    align=left rowspan=3Gerasimos Lignos50 m Freestyle S1327.0918Did not advance
    100 m Breaststroke SB131:14.257 Q1:13.686
    100 m Backstroke S131:09.6510Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=5Ioannis Kostakis50 m Freestyle S355.458 Q53.957
    200 m Freestyle S34:01.467
    50 m Breaststroke SB2Did not advance
    50 m Backstroke S31:17.3510Did not advance
    150 m Medley SM3Did not advance
    Konstantinos Karaouzas50 m Breaststroke SB354.379Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=5Panagiotis Christakis50 m Freestyle S631.949Did not advance
    100 m Freestyle S61:14.0513Did not advance
    50 m Butterfly S635.4611Did not advance
    100 m Breaststroke SB61:37.9811Did not advance
    200 m Medley SM62:59.649Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatFinal
    TimeRankTimeRank
    Alexandra Stamatopoulou100 m Freestyle S31:44.295 Q1:47.166
    50 m Backstroke S358.475 Q58.335
    Chrysoula Antoniadou200 m Freestyle S53:48.6211Did not advance
    100 m Breaststroke SB42:06.928 Q2:06.247
    Maria Kalpakidou50 m Backstroke S21:24.455
    100 m Backstroke S23:00.725
    Semicha Rizaoglou50 m Freestyle S41:11.6016Did not advance
    100 m Freestyle S32:30.7811Did not advance
    50 m Backstroke S31:06.187 Q1:12.058
    Mixed

    Wheelchair fencing

    See main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Gerasimos Pylarinos MarkantonatosSabre A
    L 1–5


    L 0–5


    L 2–5


    L 4–5


    W 5–2

    		5Did not advance
    Vasileios Ntounis
    W 5–4


    W 5–3


    W 5–4


    W 5–2


    W 5–2

    		1 Q
    W 15–12
    L 12–15
    L 5–15    		4
    Panagiotis TriantafyllouSabre B
    W 5–3


    W 5-1


    W 5-4


    W 5-1

    		1 Q
    W 15–6
    W 15–14
    L 7–15
    Gerasimos Pylarinos Markantonatos
    Panagiotis Triantafyllou
    Vasileios Ntounis    		align=left rowspan=2Team Épée
    L 22-45


    W 45-32

    		2 Q
    L 33-45
    L 29-45    		4
    Women

    Wheelchair tennis

    See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Stefanos Diamantis qualified for Rio in the men's singles event via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.[7]

    Men

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: H ελληνική παραολυμπιακή ομάδα που θα ταξιδέψει στο Ρίο.
    2. News: The Paralympian . International Paralympic Committee . 2013 . 25 December 2015.
    3. Web site: Paralympics categories explained . . 3 September 2008 . 25 December 2015.
    4. News: Making sense of the categories . . 6 October 2000 . 25 December 2015.
    5. News: A-Z of Paralympic classification . . 28 August 2008 . 25 December 2015.
    6. Web site: DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES . World Archery Federation. 24 December 2015. 26 August 2015.
    7. Web site: ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics. June 24, 2016. ITF Tennis. ITF Tennis. August 24, 2016.

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