Greece at the Paralympics explained

Npc:GRE
Npcname:Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Games:Paralympics
Rank:44
Gold:23
Silver:43
Bronze:51

Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.

Greek competitors have won 104 medals, 20 of which gold, and Greece currently ranks 44th in the all-time Summer Paralympic Games. Greece's participation in the Winter Paralympics has been essentially symbolic; it was represented by a single athlete in 2002 and 2006, and by two competitors in 2010. The nation hosted the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The best Paralympic performance of Greece was in the 2008 Summer Games, when the nation finished 20th with 5 gold medals and 24 in total. The top medal-producing sports have been swimming and athletics, while boccia, powerlifting and wheelchair fencing are the other sports that Greece has also won medals in.

In the 2024 Paralympics games in Paris, the Greek won an overall of 13 medals. They were 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. Another achievement was Nasos Gavelas who became the first ever Greek paralympic that wins a back-to-back gold.[1] Furthermore, Grigoris Polychronidis won his 7th medal in the BC3 category of boccia.[2]

Medal Tables

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table.

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
3 0 0 0 0 [3]
7 0 0 1 1 35[4]
3 0 0 0 0 [5]
4 0 1 3 4 43[6]
7 0 2 1 3 48[7]
16 1 1 3 5 45[8]
42 4 4 3 11 33[9]
1243 13 4 20 34[10]
69 5 9 10 24 20[11]
61 13 8 12 44[12]
60 5 4 4 13 24[13]
43 1 3 7 11 51[14]
37 3 3 7 13 32
Future event
Total 23 43 51 117 42

Medals by sport

Medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Men's 60m 1B
Men's 25m backstroke 1B
Men's long jump A6/A8-9/L6
Men's javelin throw 1B
Men's 50m freestyle 1B
Men's long jump J4
Men's javelin throw THW3
Men's shot put THW3
Men's shot put F53
Men's 50m freestyle S8
Men's shot put F54
Men's long jump F45-46
Men's 50m butterfly S3
Men's long jump F11
Men's shot put F55
Men's 50m freestyle S8
Men's 100m freestyle S8
Men's high jump F20
Men's shot put F33
Women's 200m T36
Women's 400m T36
Men's discus throw F55
Men's javelin throw F20
Women's 50m backstroke S2
Men's 100m backstroke S13
Men's 100m butterfly S13
Men's 50m backstroke S1
Men's discus throw F54
Men's shot put F52
Women's 100m T13
Women's 400m T13
Women's long jump F13
Men's 50m freestyle S1
Men's 50m freestyle S8
Men's 50m freestyle S13
Men's 100m freestyle S1
Men's 100m freestyle S8
Men's 50m backstroke S1
Women's 50m freestyle S2
Women's 50m backstroke S2
Men's shot put F53
Women's 100m T11
Men's 50m backstroke S2
Men's 100m freestyle S3
Men's shot put F40
Men's 50m backstroke S1
Men's 50m freestyle S2
Men's 100m backstroke S13
Men's 100m freestyle S13
Women's 400m T13
Women's long jump F13
Mixed individual BC3
Men's -82.5 kg
Men's 50m backstroke S1
Men's 50m freestyle S13
Men's 100m butterfly S13
Men's 100m freestyle S2
Men's 200m individual medley SM13
Men's 400m T13
Men's long jump F11
Men's shot put F53/54
Men's shot put F57/58
Women's 100m T13
Women's 200m T13
Women's shot put F32-34/52/53
Men's 50m backstroke S2
Men's 200m freestyle S2
Men's 400m freestyle S13
Mixed pairs BC3
Men's discus throw F40
Men's 50m backstroke S1
Men's 50m backstroke S2
Men's javelin throw F54/55/56
Men's shot put F40
Women's 400m T13
Women's long jump F13
Men's -90 kg
Men's 50m freestyle S2
Men's 100m backstroke S13
Men's 100m freestyle S2
Men's javelin throw F53/54
Men's shot put F32
Men's shot put F53
Men's -107 kg
Men's 100m butterfly S9
Men's club throw F31/32
Men's shot put F20
Mixed individual BC3
Men's individual sabre B
Men's shot put F32
Women's shot put F53
Mixed pairs BC3
Men's -54 kg
2020 TokyoAthleticsMen's 100 metres T11
Athanasios Konstantinidis 2020 TokyoAthleticsMen's club throw F32
Grigorios Polychronidis 2020 TokyoBocciaMixed individual BC3
Athanasios Prodromou 2020 TokyoAthleticsMen's long jump T20
Men's individual sabre B
Men's 100m freestyle S8
Men's 54 kg
Men's 100m Breast SB4
Men's Shot Put F20
Alexandra Stamatopoulou 2020 TokyoSwimmingWomen's 50 m. Backstroke S4
Grigorios Polychronidis Anna Ntenta

Anastasia Pyrgiotis

2020 TokyoBocciaMixed pairs BC3
Athanasios Konstantinidis 2024 ParisAthleticsMen's shot put F32
2024 ParisAthleticsMen's 100 metres T11
Alexandra Stamatopoulou 2024 ParisSwimmingWomen's 50 m backststroke S4
Athanasios Konstantinidis 2024 ParisAthleticsMen's club throw F32
Lida-Maria Manthopoulou 2024 ParisAthletics100 metres T38
Antonios Tsapatakis 2024 ParisSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke SB4
Christina Gkentzou 2024 ParisTaekwondoWomen's 65 kg
Eleni Papastamatopoulou 2024 ParisTaekwondoWomen's +65 kg
Grigorios Polychronidis 2024 ParisBocciaMen's individual BC3
Konstantinos Tzounis 2024 ParisAthleticsMen's discus throw F56
Lazaros Stefanidis 2024 ParisAthleticsMen's shot put F32
Manolis Stefanoudakis 2024 ParisAthleticsMen's javelin throw F54
Theodora Paschalidou 2024 ParisJudoWomen's 70kg J1

Top medalists

The table below lists the top Paralympic medalists for Greece, sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals.

width=150 Athletewidth=150 Sportwidth=100 Gameswidth=50 Total
Charalampos Taiganidis20042008201244210
Konstantinos Fykas1996200020042305
Christos Tampaxis2004200820122305
Athanasios Konstantinidis2016202020242305
Athanasios Ghavelas202020242002
Grigorios Polychronidis200820122016202020241337
Georgios Kapellakis200420081135
Paschalis Stathelakos200820121113
Pavlos Mamalos2008201220161113
Manolis Stefanoudakis2012201620241023

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-09-08 . Greece secured 13 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including three golds eKathimerini.com . 2024-09-16 . www.ekathimerini.com . English.
  2. Web site: 2024-09-01 . Boccia legend Polychronidis earns his seventh Paralympics medal eKathimerini.com . 2024-09-16 . www.ekathimerini.com . English.
  3. Web site: Toronto 1976 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  4. Web site: Arnhem 1980 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  5. Web site: Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  6. Web site: Seoul 1988 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  7. Web site: Barcelona 1992 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  8. Web site: Atlanta 1996 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  9. Web site: Sydney 2000 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  10. Web site: Athens 2004 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  11. Web site: Beijing 2008 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  12. Web site: London 2012 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  13. Web site: Rio 2016 - MedalStandings. 2021-08-27. International Paralympic Committee. en.
  14. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Medal Standings. 2021-09-05. International Paralympic Committee. en.