Greece at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greece at the Olympics
IOC code	GRE
NOC	Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 37th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 36 46 47 129
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece is a very important country in the history of the Olympic Games. It has taken part in every single Summer Olympic Games since they began in their modern form. Only four other countries can say the same! Greece has also competed in most of the Winter Olympic Games.

Greece has hosted the modern Olympics twice. Both times, the games were held in Athens, the capital city. This happened in 1896 and again in 2004.

Because the Ancient Olympic Games started in Olympia, Greece has a special role. At the opening ceremony of every Olympics, Greece's team always enters the stadium first. The only exception was in 2004, when they entered last as the host nation. Also, before each Games, the Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia. This ceremony follows old Greek traditions and starts the Olympic torch relay. The flag of Greece is always raised during the closing ceremony. It is raised along with the flags of the current host country and the next host country.

Greek athletes have won a total of 121 medals across 15 different sports. This places Greece 36th in the all-time Summer Olympics medal count. The sports where Greece has won the most medals are athletics (like running and jumping) and weightlifting. In weightlifting, Greece is one of the top 10 countries ever! Other sports where Greece has won many medals include gymnastics, shooting, and wrestling.

At the very first modern Olympics in 1896, Greece had its best performance. They finished second in gold medals and won the most medals overall. Greece also did well in the 1906 Intercalated Games, winning 35 medals. These games were once considered Olympics, but the IOC does not officially recognize them today. Greece has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

Hosting the Olympic Games

Greece has proudly hosted the Summer Olympic Games two times. The first time was in 1896, which was the very first modern Olympics. The second time was in 2004. Both events took place in Athens. Athens is one of only three cities, along with Los Angeles and Tokyo, to host the Olympics twice. London and Paris are the only cities to have hosted three times.

Athens also hosted the 1906 Intercalated Games. At the time, these games were thought of as Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

Olympic Medals for Greece

The tables below show all the medals Greece has won at the Olympic Games.

• The purple border means the games were held in Greece.

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 212 10 18 19 47 2 1900 Paris 3 0 0 0 0 – 1904 St. Louis 14 1 0 1 2 8 1908 London 20 0 3 1 4 15 1912 Stockholm 22 1 0 1 2 15 1920 Antwerp 57 0 1 0 1 19 1924 Paris 39 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam 23 0 0 0 0 – 1932 Los Angeles 10 0 0 0 0 – 1936 Berlin 41 0 0 0 0 – 1948 London 61 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Helsinki 48 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Melbourne 13 0 0 1 1 35 1960 Rome 48 1 0 0 1 21 1964 Tokyo 18 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 44 0 0 1 1 42 1972 Munich 60 0 2 0 2 29 1976 Montreal 41 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow 43 1 0 2 3 22 1984 Los Angeles 62 0 1 1 2 30 1988 Seoul 56 0 0 1 1 46 1992 Barcelona 70 2 0 0 2 26 1996 Atlanta 121 4 4 0 8 16 2000 Sydney 140 4 6 3 13 17 2004 Athens 426 6 6 4 16 15 2008 Beijing 156 0 2 1 3 60 2012 London 103 0 0 2 2 76 2016 Rio de Janeiro 95 3 1 2 6 26 2020 Tokyo 83 2 1 1 4 36 2024 Paris 100 1 1 6 8 51 2028 Los Angeles Total 36 46 47 129 35

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 0 0 0 0 – 1948 St. Moritz 1 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Oslo 3 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 3 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Squaw Valley Did not participate 1964 Innsbruck 3 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Grenoble 3 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 3 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck 4 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Lake Placid 3 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Sarajevo 6 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary 6 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 8 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 9 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 13 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 10 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 5 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 7 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 7 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 4 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 5 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer Sport

Here's how many medals Greece has won in different summer sports:

Famous Greek Olympic Medalists

This section lists some of the Greek athletes who have won Olympic medals.

List of Medal Winners

	Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
1	1 Gold	Spyridon Louis	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's marathon
2	1 Gold	Aristidis Konstantinidis	1896 Athens	Cycling	Men's road race
3	1 Gold	Leonidas Pyrgos	1896 Athens	Fencing	Men's masters foil
4	1 Gold	Ioannis Georgiadis	1896 Athens	Fencing	Men's sabre
5	1 Gold	Ioannis Mitropoulos	1896 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's rings
6	1 Gold	Nikolaos Andriakopoulos	1896 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's rope climbing
7	1 Gold	Pantelis Karasevdas	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 200 m military rifle
8	1 Gold	Georgios Orphanidis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions
9	1 Gold	Ioannis Frangoudis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
10	1 Gold	Ioannis Malokinis	1896 Athens	Swimming	Men's sailors 100 m freestyle
11	2 Silver	Charilaos Vasilakos	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's marathon
12	2 Silver	Miltiadis Gouskos	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's shot put
13	2 Silver	Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's discus throw
14	2 Silver	Stamatios Nikolopoulos	1896 Athens	Cycling	Men's sprint
15	2 Silver	Stamatios Nikolopoulos	1896 Athens	Cycling	Men's time trial
16	2 Silver	Georgios Koletis	1896 Athens	Cycling	Men's 100 km
17	2 Silver	Tilemachos Karakalos	1896 Athens	Fencing	Men's sabre
18	2 Silver	Thomas Xenakis	1896 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's rope climbing
19	2 Silver	Panellinios G.S. Spyridon Athanasopoulos Nikolaos Andriakopoulos Petros Persakis Thomas Xenakis 29 others, names unknown	1896 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's team parallel bars
20	2 Silver	Panagiotis Pavlidis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 200 m military rifle
21	2 Silver	Ioannis Frangoudis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 300 m free rifle, three positions
22	2 Silver	Georgios Orphanidis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
23	2 Silver	Antonios Pepanos	1896 Athens	Swimming	Men's 500 m freestyle
24	2 Silver	Ioannis Andreou	1896 Athens	Swimming	Men's 1200 m freestyle
25	2 Silver	Spyridon Chazapis	1896 Athens	Swimming	Men's sailors 100 m freestyle
26	2 Silver	Dimitrios Kasdaglis	1896 Athens	Tennis	Men's singles
27	2 Silver	Dimitrios Kasdaglis - Demetrios Petrokokkinos	1896 Athens	Tennis	Men's doubles
28	2 Silver	Georgios Tsitas	1896 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman
29	3 Bronze	Dimitrios Golemis	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800 m
30	3 Bronze	Evangelos Damaskos	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's pole vault
31	3 Bronze	Ioannis Theodoropoulos	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's pole vault
32	3 Bronze	Ioannis Persakis	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's triple jump
33	3 Bronze	Georgios Papasideris	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's shot put
34	3 Bronze	Sotirios Versis	1896 Athens	Athletics	Men's discus throw
35	3 Bronze	Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis	1896 Athens	Fencing	Men's foil
36	3 Bronze	Athanasios Vouros	1896 Athens	Fencing	Men's foil
37	3 Bronze	Petros Persakis	1896 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's rings
38	3 Bronze	Ethnikos G.S. Athens Ioannis Chrysafis Ioannis Mitropoulos Dimitrios Loundras Filippos Karvelas 15 others, names unknown	1896 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's team parallel bars
39	3 Bronze	Nikolaos Trikoupis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 200 m military rifle
40	3 Bronze	Nikolaos Morakis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 25 m military pistol
41	3 Bronze	Ioannis Frangoudis	1896 Athens	Shooting	Men's 30 m free pistol
42	3 Bronze	Efstathios Chorafas	1896 Athens	Swimming	Men's 500 m freestyle
43	3 Bronze	Dimitrios Drivas	1896 Athens	Swimming	Men's sailors 100 m freestyle
44	3 Bronze	Konstantinos Paspatis	1896 Athens	Tennis	Men's singles
45	3 Bronze	Alexandros Nikolopoulos	1896 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's one hand lift
46	3 Bronze	Sotirios Versis	1896 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's two hand lift
47	3 Bronze	Stephanos Christopoulos	1896 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman
48	1 Gold	Periklis Kakousis	1904 St. Louis	Weightlifting	Men's two hand lift
49	3 Bronze	Nikolaos Georgantas	1904 St. Louis	Athletics	Men's discus throw
50	2 Silver	Konstantinos Tsiklitiras	1908 London	Athletics	Men's standing high jump
51	2 Silver	Konstantinos Tsiklitiras	1908 London	Athletics	Men's standing long jump
52	2 Silver	Michalis Dorizas	1908 London	Athletics	Men's freestyle javelin
53	3 Bronze	Anastasios Metaxas	1908 London	Shooting	Men's individual trap shooting
54	1 Gold	Konstantinos Tsiklitiras	1912 Stockholm	Athletics	Men's standing long jump
55	3 Bronze	Konstantinos Tsiklitiras	1912 Stockholm	Athletics	Men's standing high jump
56	2 Silver	Georgios Moraitinis Iason Sappas Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis Alexandros Vrasivanopoulos	1920 Antwerp	Shooting	Men's 30 m team military pistol
57	3 Bronze	Georgios Roubanis	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men's pole vault
58	1 Gold	Crown Prince Constantine Odysseus Eskitzoglou Georgios Zaimis	1960 Rome	Sailing	Dragon
59	3 Bronze	Petros Galaktopoulos	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg
60	2 Silver	Ilias Hatzipavlis	1972 Munich	Sailing	Finn
61	2 Silver	Petros Galaktopoulos	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
62	1 Gold	Stelios Mygiakis	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg
63	3 Bronze	Georgios Hatziioannidis	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 62 kg
64	3 Bronze	Aristidis Rapanakis Anastasios Gavrilis Anastasios Bountouris	1980 Moscow	Sailing	Soling
65	2 Silver	Dimitrios Thanopoulos	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg
66	3 Bronze	Charalambos Cholidis	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
67	3 Bronze	Charalambos Cholidis	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
68	1 Gold	Voula Patoulidou	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 100 metres hurdles
69	1 Gold	Pyrros Dimas	1992 Barcelona	Weightlifting	Men's 82.5 kg
70	1 Gold	Ioannis Melissanidis	1996 Atlanta	Gymnastics	Men's floor
71	1 Gold	Nikolaos Kaklamanakis	1996 Atlanta	Sailing	Men's Mistral One Design
72	1 Gold	Pyrros Dimas	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's 83 kg
73	1 Gold	Kakhi Kakhiashvili	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's 99 kg
74	2 Silver	Niki Bakoyianni	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's high jump
75	2 Silver	Leonidas Sabanis	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's 59 kg
76	2 Silver	Valerios Leonidis	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's 64 kg
77	2 Silver	Leonidas Kokas	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's 91 kg
78	1 Gold	Konstantinos Kenteris	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
79	1 Gold	Michalis Mouroutsos	2000 Sydney	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg
80	1 Gold	Pyrros Dimas	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 85 kg
81	1 Gold	Kakhi Kakhiashvili	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg
82	2 Silver	Ekaterini Thanou	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
83	2 Silver	Anastasia Kelesidou	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's discus throw
84	2 Silver	Mirela Maniani	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
85	2 Silver	Dimosthenis Tampakos	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Men's rings
86	2 Silver	Leonidas Sabanis	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg
87	2 Silver	Viktor Mitrou	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
88	3 Bronze	Ioanna Chatziioannou	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg
89	3 Bronze	Amiran Kardanov	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 54 kg
90	3 Bronze	Eirini Aindili Evangelia Christodoulou Maria Georgatou Zacharoula Karyami Charikleia Pantazi Anna Pollatou	2000 Sydney	Gymnastics	Women's rhythmic group all-around
91	1 Gold	Thomas Bimis Nikolaos Siranidis	2004 Athens	Diving	Men's 3 m synchronized springboard
92	1 Gold	Ilias Iliadis	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's -81 kg
93	1 Gold	Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa	2004 Athens	Sailing	Women's 470
94	1 Gold	Dimosthenis Tampakos	2004 Athens	Gymnastics	Men's rings
95	1 Gold	Athanasia Tsoumeleka	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 20 km walk
96	1 Gold	Fani Chalkia	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 400 m hurdles
97	2 Silver	Anastasia Kelesidou	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's discus throw
98	2 Silver	Kaklamanakis, NikolaosNikolaos Kaklamanakis	2004 Athens	Sailing	Men's mistral
99	2 Silver	Devetzi, HrysopiyiHrysopiyi Devetzi	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's triple jump
100	2 Silver	Women's water polo team Dimitra Asilian Georgia Ellinaki Eftychia Karagianni Angeliki Karapataki Stavroula Kozompoli Georgia Lara Kyriaki Liosi Antiopi Melidoni Antonia Moraiti Evangelia Moraitidou Anthoula Mylonaki Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou Antigoni Roumpesi	2004 Athens	Water polo	Women's tournament
101	2 Silver	Elisavet Mystakidou	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Women's -67 kg
102	2 Silver	Alexandros Nikolaidis	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
103	3 Bronze	Pyrros Dimas	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's -85 kg
104	3 Bronze	Vasileios Polymeros Nikolaos Skiathitis	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls
105	3 Bronze	Artiom Kiouregkian	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman -55 kg
106	3 Bronze	Mirela Maniani	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
107	2 Silver	Dimitrios Mouyios Vasileios Polymeros	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls
108	2 Silver	Alexandros Nikolaidis	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
109	3 Bronze	Sofia Bekatorou Virginia Kravarioti Sofia Papadopoulou	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Women's yngling class
110	3 Bronze	Ilias Iliadis	2012 London	Judo	Men's 90 kg
111	3 Bronze	Christina Giazitzidou Alexandra Tsiavou	2012 London	Rowing	Women's lightweight double sculls
112	1 Gold	Anna Korakaki	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Women's 25 m pistol
113	1 Gold	Eleftherios Petrounias	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Gymnastics	Men's rings
114	1 Gold	Katerina Stefanidi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's pole vault
115	2 Silver	Spyridon Gianniotis	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Swimming	Men's 10 km open water
116	3 Bronze	Anna Korakaki	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Shooting	Women's 10 m air pistol
117	3 Bronze	Pavlos Kagialis Panagiotis Mantis	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Men's 470
118	1 Gold	Stefanos Ntouskos	2020 Tokyo	Rowing	Men's single sculls
119	1 Gold	Miltiadis Tentoglou	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's long jump
120	2 Silver	Men's water polo team Emmanouil Zerdevas Konstantinos Genidounias Dimitrios Skoumpakis Marios Kapotsis Ioannis Fountoulis Alexandros Papanastasiou Georgios Dervisis Stylianos Argyropoulos Konstantinos Mourikis Christodoulos Kolomvos Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis Angelos Vlachopoulos Konstantinos Galanidis	2020 Tokyo	Water polo	Men's tournament
121	3 Bronze	Eleftherios Petrounias	2020 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Men's rings
122	1 Gold	Miltiadis Tentoglou	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's long jump
123	2 Silver	Apostolos Christou	2024 Paris	Swimming	Men's 200 m backstroke
124	3 Bronze	Theodoros Tselidis	2024 Paris	Judo	Men's –90 kg
125	3 Bronze	Antonios Papakonstantinou Petros Gkaidatzis	2024 Paris	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls
126	3 Bronze	Zoi Fitsiou Milena Kontou	2024 Paris	Rowing	Women's lightweight double sculls
127	3 Bronze	Eleftherios Petrounias	2024 Paris	Gymnastics	Men's rings
128	3 Bronze	Emmanouil Karalis	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's pole vault
129	3 Bronze	Dauren Kurugliev	2024 Paris	Wrestling	Men's freestyle –86 kg

Athletes with Many Medals

This table shows athletes who have won more than one Olympic medal for Greece. It does not include medals won for other countries or mixed teams. Athletes are listed by the total number of medals, then by gold, silver, and bronze.

Pyrros Dimas is Greece's top Olympic medalist. He won three gold and one bronze medal in weightlifting.

Konstantinos Tsiklitiras won four Olympic medals in athletics. He is tied with Pyrros Dimas for the most medals won by a Greek athlete.

Sofia Bekatorou won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze medal in 2008 in sailing.

Voula Patoulidou was the first Greek female athlete to win a gold Olympic medal in 1992.

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Pyrros Dimas	Weightlifting	1992–1996–2000–2004	3	0	1	4
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras	Athletics	1908–1912	1	2	1	4
Ioannis Frangoudis	Shooting	1896	1	1	1	3
Eleftherios Petrounias	Gymnastics	2016–2020-2024	1	0	2	3
Kakhi Kakhiashvili	Weightlifting	1996–2000	2	0	0	2
Miltiadis Tentoglou	Athletics	2020–2024	2	0	0	2
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos	Gymnastics	1896	1	1	0	2
Georgios Orphanidis	Shooting	1896	1	1	0	2
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis	Sailing	1996–2004	1	1	0	2
Dimosthenis Tampakos	Gymnastics	2000–2004	1	1	0	2
Ioannis Mitropoulos	Gymnastics	1896	1	0	1	2
Sofia Bekatorou	Sailing	2004–2008	1	0	1	2
Ilias Iliadis	Judo	2004–2012	1	0	1	2
Anna Korakaki	Shooting	2016	1	0	1	2
Dimitrios Kasdaglis	Tennis	1896	0	2	0	2
Stamatios Nikolopoulos	Cycling	1896	0	2	0	2
Thomas Xenakis	Gymnastics	1896	0	2	0	2
Leonidas Sabanis	Weightlifting	1996–2000	0	2	0	2
Anastasia Kelesidou	Athletics	2000–2004	0	2	0	2
Alexandros Nikolaidis	Taekwondo	2004–2008	0	2	0	2
Petros Persakis	Gymnastics	1896	0	1	1	2
Petros Galaktopoulos	Wrestling	1968–1972	0	1	1	2
Mirela Maniani	Athletics	2000–2004	0	1	1	2
Vasileios Polymeros	Rowing	2004–2008	0	1	1	2
Sotirios Versis	Athletics Weightlifting	1896	0	0	2	2
Charalambos Cholidis	Wrestling	1984–1988	0	0	2	2

Top Male Medalists

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Pyrros Dimas	Weightlifting	1992–1996–2000–2004	3	0	1	4
Akakios Kakiasvilis	Weightlifting	1996–2000	2	0	0	2
Miltiadis Tentoglou	Athletics	2020–2024	2	0	0	2
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras	Athletics	1908–1912	1	2	1	4
Ioannis Frangoudis	Shooting	1896	1	1	1	3
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos	Gymnastics	1896	1	1	0	2
Georgios Orphanidis	Shooting	1896	1	1	0	2
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis	Sailing	1996–2004	1	1	0	2
Dimosthenis Tampakos	Gymnastics	2000–2004	1	1	0	2
Eleftherios Petrounias	Gymnastics	2016–2020-2024	1	0	2	3
Ioannis Mitropoulos	Gymnastics	1896	1	0	1	2
Ilias Iliadis	Judo	2004–2012	1	0	1	2

Top Female Medalists

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Sofia Bekatorou	Sailing	2004–2008	1	0	1	2
Anna Korakaki	Shooting	2016	1	0	1	2
Voula Patoulidou	Athletics	1992	1	0	0	1
Fani Chalkia	Athletics	2004	1	0	0	1
Emilia Tsoulfa	Sailing	2004	1	0	0	1
Athanasia Tsoumeleka	Athletics	2004	1	0	0	1
Ekaterini Stefanidi	Athletics	2016	1	0	0	1
Anastasia Kelesidou	Athletics	2000–2004	0	2	0	2
Mirela Maniani	Athletics	2000–2004	0	1	1	2

Additional Medals from 1896 (Disputed)

There is some confusion about certain results and medals from the first Summer Olympics in 1896. The Hellenic Olympic Committee (Greece's Olympic group) lists some different results and extra medals for Greece on its website. These are not the same as what the IOC (International Olympic Committee) officially recognizes. They are listed here separately.

Table of additional medals and medalists recognised by the HOC

Athlete	Sport	Event	Medal according to HOC	Position according to IOC	Medalist according to IOC
Efstathios Chorafas	Swimming	Men's 100 metre freestyle	Silver	Unknown (3 to 6)	Otto Herschmann
Konstantinos Akratopoulos - Aristidis Akratopoulos	Tennis	Men's doubles	Bronze	4	Edwin Flack - George Stuart Robertson
Aristovoulos Petmezas	Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar	Bronze	Did not participate	None
Efstathios Chorafas	Swimming	Men's 1200 m freestyle	Bronze	Unknown (3 to 5)	None
Georgios Paraskevopoulos	Cycling	12 hour race	Bronze	Did not finish	None

Greece's Olympic Sports Summary

Aquatics

Swimming

Greece first competed in swimming at the first Games in 1896. They won all three top spots in one event just for Greek sailors. They also won two silver and one bronze medal in other international events. Since then, Greek swimmers have won two more silver medals in 2016 and 2024.

Diving

Greece won a gold medal in Diving at the 2004 Games. This is their only diving medal so far.

Water Polo

Greece has won silver medals in water polo. The women's team won silver at the 2004 Games. The men's team won silver at the 2020 Games.

Athletics

Greece first competed in athletics at the first Games in 1896. They famously won the men's marathon. Athletics is Greece's most successful Olympic sport. They have won many medals, especially from the 1992 Games through to the 2020 Games.

Cycling

Greece took part in all six cycling events at the first Games in 1896. They won one event and got three second-place finishes. As of 2020, these are still the only cycling medals Greek athletes have won.

Fencing

Greece competed in all three fencing events at the first 1896 Games. They won two gold medals (men's master's foil and men's sabre). They also earned a silver in men's sabre and a bronze in men's foil. These remain Greece's only fencing medals through the 2020 Olympics.

Gymnastics

Greece sent 52 gymnasts to the first Games in 1896. They won six medals, including two of each color (gold, silver, bronze). Since then, Greece has won many more gymnastics medals from the 1996 Games through to the 2020 Games.

Judo

Greece first competed in judo at the 2004 Games. They have won three medals since then.

Rowing

Greece won its first rowing medal at the 2004 Games. They have continued to win more medals in rowing since then.

Sailing

Greece first competed in sailing in 1948. They won their first medal in 1960 and have won many medals since then.

Shooting

Greece competed in all five shooting events at the first 1896 Games. They won three gold medals and earned medals in the other two events, totaling nine medals. They have won shooting medals again from the 2016 Games onwards.

Taekwondo

Greece first competed in taekwondo at the 2000 Games. They had great success in the 2000s, winning medals in three Olympic Games in a row.

Tennis

Greece first competed in tennis at the first 1896 Games. Seven Greek players took part in men's singles and doubles. Greek players won silver and bronze medals in singles. A pair of Greek players also won silver in doubles, which is now counted as a Greek team medal. These 1896 medals are the only tennis medals Greece has won through the 2020 Games.

Weightlifting

Greece first competed in weightlifting at the first 1896 Games. Three Greek lifters competed, and they won bronze medals in both events. Since then, Greek lifters have won many medals from the 1992 Games through to the 2004 Games. This includes medals won by Pyrros Dimas, Greece's top Olympic medalist.

Wrestling

Greece first competed in wrestling at the first 1896 Games. Two wrestlers competed in the open weight class event, winning silver and bronze medals. Since then, Greek wrestlers have continued to win medals from the 1968 Games onwards.

Olympic Logos and Mottos from Greece

1896 Summer Olympics

In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, the capital of Greece. These Games brought back the ancient Games that used to happen every four years in Olympia. In ancient times, athletes from all Greek city-states took part.

Because of this history, Greece is always the first country to enter the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympics were mainly held in Athens. Some events also took place in other Greek cities like Thessaloniki, Patras, Volos, and Heraklion.

The motto for these Games was Welcome Home (which is "Καλώς ήρθατε σπίτι" in Greek). The 2004 logo showed an olive tree branch (called a kotinos). It had the colors of the modern Greek flag. The olive tree was a symbol of Athens. The kotinos also represented the Olympic spirit, as it was the only prize athletes received in Olympia during the ancient Games. This logo was first shown in 1999.

See also

In Spanish: Grecia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Greece at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Greece
• Greece at the Paralympics