Greece at the 2018 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:GRE
Npcname:Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Games:Winter Paralympics
Year:2018
Flagcaption:The flag of Greece
Alt:The flag of Greece
Location:Pyeongchang
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2002

Greece sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. One person represented Greece with snowboarder Konstantinos Petrakis. It is the first time a snowboarder has represented Greece at the Winter Paralympics. Greece first went to the Winter Paralympics in 2002. The 2018 Games are the fifth time they sent a team to the Winter Paralympics.

Team

Greece is going to have a team that includes one snowboarder, Konstantinos Petrakis.[1] It is the first time a snowboarder has represented Greece at the Winter Paralympics.

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Greece") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

Team Greece!Name!Sport!Gender!Classification!Events!ref
Konstantinos Petrakispara-snowboardingmaleSB-ULsnowboard cross[2]

History

Greece first went to the Winter Paralympics in 2002. The 2018 Games are the fifth time they sent a team to the Winter Paralympics.

Para-snowboarding

Snowboarders

Konstantinos Petrakis is from Veria. Petrakis is only racing in the snowboard cross. He has won five medals in his career in the event.

Schedule and results

The snowboard cross event starts on 12 March. It goes from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM for all classes for both men and women.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ο Κωνσταντίνος Πετράκης εκπρόσωπος της Ελλάδας στην «Πιονγκτσάνγκ 2018». novasports.gr. el. 2018-02-27.
  2. Web site: Konstantinos Petrakis. International Paralympic Committee. 27 February 2018. 11 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311142652/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=581&personid=1718664&WinterGames=-1. dead.
  3. Web site: Programm. 2 February 2018. Austrian Paralympic Committee. de-de. 17 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209221030/http://www.oepc.at/index.php/de/pyeongchang/programm. 9 February 2018. dead.