Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:GRE
Country:Greece
Year:2024
Games:Summer Paralympics
Games Link:2024 Summer Paralympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Greece
Npcname:Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:37 [1]
Sports:10
Flagbearer Open:Manolis Stefanoudakis
Theodora Paschalidou
Appearances:auto

Greece is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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Archery0 1 1
Athletics11 3 14
Boccia1 2 3
Cycling1 0 1
Equestrian1 0 1
Judo0 2 2
Powerlifting2 0 2
Shooting2 0 2
Swimming6 3 9
Taekwondo0 2 2
Total 24 13 37

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Women

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Greek track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Men's track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Athanasios GhavelasMen's 100 m T11
Michail SeitisMen's 200 m T64
Men's field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Athanasios ProdromouMen's long jump T20
Konstantinos KamarasMen's long jump T37
Efstratios NikolaidisMen's shot put F20
Grigorios NtislisMen's discus throw F52
Athanasios KonstantinidisMen's shot put F32
Dimitrios ZisidisMen's shot put F32
Stylianos MalakopoulosMen's long jump T64
Manolis StefanoudakisMen's javelin throw F54
Konstantinos TzounisMen's discus throw F56
Women's track & road events
Women's field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Zoi MantoudiShot put F20
Tania Keramida

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Greece entered two athletes into the Paralympics games in the BC3, by winning the silver medal in the mixed pairs event for BC3, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.

AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Grigorios PolychronidisMen's individual BC3
Anna NtentaWomen's individual BC3
Chrysi Morfi
Grigorios Polychronidis
Anna Ntenta
Mixed pairs BC3

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Greece sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[2]

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Greece entered two para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.

Individual
AthleteHorseEventTotal
ScoreRank
Michail KalarakisEros CSIndividual championship test grade I
Individual freestyle test grade I

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Men
AthleteEventTotal liftedRank
Dimitrios Bakochristos−54 kg
Paschalis Kouloumoglou−59 kg

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Theodora Paschalidou and Emmanouella Masourou have qualified for the Games.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Theodora PaschalidouWomen's 70 kg
Emmanouela Masourou

Shooting

See main article: article, Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Greece entered one para-shooter after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[3]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Sotirios GalogavrosR7 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1
Panagiotis Giannoukaris

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification.

Greece secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Dimitrios KarypidisMen's 100m backstroke S1
Ioannis KostakisMen's 200m freestyle S3
Nikolaos Kontou
Alexandros-Stylianos LergiosMen's 200m freestyle S5
Dimosthenis MichalentzakisMen's 100 m freestyle S8
Antonios TsapatakisMen's 100 m breaststroke SB4
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Areti Spyridou
Alexandra Stamatopoulou50m backstroke S4
50m freestyle S4
Maria Tziveleki

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Greece entered one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Eleni Papastamatopoulou qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of her gold medal results in women's +65 kg classes, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Eleni PapastamatopoulouWomen's +65 kg
Christina Gkentzou

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newsit.gr/athlitika/paraolympiakoi-agones-2024-anaxorise-gia-to-parisi-i-elliniki-paraolympiaki-omada/4160664//
  2. Web site: 31 December 2022. Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation. UCI.
  3. Web site: Quota Allocation after New Delhi. 14 May 2024. Paralympics. 14 May 2024.
  4. Web site: European Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Results. European Taekwondo Union. 8 March 2024. 9 March 2024.