Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Beijing
Competitors156 in 22 sports
Flag bearers Ilias Iliadis (opening)
Hrysopiyi Devetzi (closing)
Medals
Ranked 58th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women,[1] the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding the home team of the Athens 2004 Olympics.[2] Greece took part in archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.

As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games, and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered the Beijing National Stadium first during the opening ceremony, led by the judoka Ilias Iliadis, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

The Greek team was originally awarded two silver and two bronze medals. In all four medal cases there was participation by athletes who were also medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens (in the case of groups, at least one of their members was a former medalist).

Alexandros Nikolaidis won a second Olympic silver medal, Vasileios Polymeros was second after his third place in Athens (along with Dimitrios Mougios), while the golden medalist of 2004 Sofia Bekatorou led the yngling class team to the third place. Hrysopiyi Devetzi was third, but eight years later (2016) she was disqualified by IAAF and the IOC and had her Olympic bronze medal annulled[3] due to stanozol use.

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Dimitrios Mougios
Vasileios Polymeros
Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls
 Silver Alexandros Nikolaidis Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
 Bronze Sofia Bekatorou
Virginia Kravarioti
Sofia Papadopoulou
Sailing Women's yngling class

Archery[edit]

Greece will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Elpida Romantzi earned the country its first qualifying spot, in the women's competition, by placing 36th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships.[4] Evangelia Psarra placed third at the European qualifying tournament, giving Greece a second spot in the women's individual competition.[5]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evangelia Psarra Women's individual 613 50  Chen L (CHN) (15)
L 101–110
Did not advance
Elpida Romantzi 614 49  Şatır (TUR) (16)
W 105–103
 Esebua (GEO) (17)
W 102 (10)–102 (9)
 Park (KOR) (1)
L 103–115
Did not advance

Athletics[edit]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Konstadinos Douvalidis 110 m hurdles 13.49 1 Q 13.46 4 q 13.55 5 Did not advance
Periklis Iakovakis 400 m hurdles 49.50 2 Q 48.69 4 Q 49.96 8
Konstadinos Stefanopoulos 50 km walk 4:07:53 37
Konstadinos Anastasiou
Stylianos Dimotsios
Dimitrios Gravalos
Pantelis Melachroinoudis
4 × 400 m relay 3:04.30 7 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Konstadinos Baniotis High jump 2.10 37 Did not advance
Alexandros Papadimitriou Hammer throw 74.33 18 Did not advance
Ioannis-Georgios Smalios Javelin throw 71.87 27 Did not advance
Mihail Stamatoyiannis Shot put 18.45 36 Did not advance
Louis Tsatoumas Long jump 8.27 1 Q NM
Dimitrios Tsiamis Triple jump 16.65 23 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Eleni Donta Marathon 2:46:44 60
Dimitra Dova 400 m 52.69 5 Did not advance
Konstadina Efedaki 1500 m 4:15:02 10 Did not advance
Irini Kokkinariou 3000 m steeplechase 10:22.39 15 Did not advance
Flora Redoumi 100 m hurdles 13.56 7 Did not advance
Athanasia Tsoumeleka 20 km walk 1:27:54 DSQ
Evaggelia Xinou 1:32:19 25
Despina Zapounidou 1:39:11 41
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Hrysopiyi Devetzi Long jump 6.57 14 Did not advance
Triple jump 14.92 2 Q 15.23 DSQ
Dorothea Kalpakidou Discus throw 53.00 35 Did not advance
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Pole vault 4.15 27 Did not advance
Savva Lika Javelin throw 59.11 15 Did not advance
Stiliani Papadopoulou Hammer throw 69.36 12 q 64.97 11
Alexandra Papageorgiou 66.72 28 Did not advance
Athanasia Perra Triple jump NM Did not advance
Afroditi Skafida Pole vault 4.30 16 Did not advance
Antonia Stergiou High jump 1.85 24 Did not advance
Irini Terzoglou Shot put 16.50 26 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Argyro Strataki Result 14.05 1.68 13.22 25.47 5.97 45.20 2:14.57 5893 24
Points 971 830 742 844 840 767 899

Basketball[edit]

Greece qualified for the men's basketball tournament through the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008.

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Greece roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Greece men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Theo Papaloukas (C) 31 – (1977-05-08)May 8, 1977 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Olympiacos B.C. Greece
F/C 5 Ioannis Bourousis 24 – (1983-11-17)November 17, 1983 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Olympiacos B.C. Greece
PG 6 Nikos Zisis 24 – (1983-08-16)August 16, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) PBC CSKA Moscow Russia
PG 7 Vassilis Spanoulis 26 – (1982-08-07)August 7, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Panathinaikos BC Greece
F 8 Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 24 – (1984-02-08)February 8, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Olympiacos B.C. Greece
PF 9 Antonis Fotsis 27 – (1981-04-01)April 1, 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panathinaikos BC Greece
F 10 Giorgos Printezis 23 – (1985-02-22)February 22, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olympiacos B.C. Greece
C 11 Andreas Glyniadakis 26 – (1981-08-26)August 26, 1981 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Maroussi BC Greece
F/C 12 Kostas Tsartsaris 28 – (1979-10-17)October 17, 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Panathinaikos BC Greece
G 13 Dimitris Diamantidis 28 – (1980-05-06)May 6, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Panathinaikos BC Greece
C 14 Sofoklis Schortsanitis 23 – (1985-06-22)June 22, 1985 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Olympiacos B.C. Greece
G/F 15 Michalis Pelekanos 27 – (1981-05-25)May 25, 1981 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Olympiacos B.C. Greece
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 515 354 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 418 369 +49 9
3  Greece 5 3 2 415 375 +40 8
4  China (H) 5 2 3 366 400 −34 7
5  Germany 5 1 4 330 390 −60 6
6  Angola 5 0 5 321 477 −156 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
10 August 2008
14:30
Spain  81–66  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 15–13, 27–17, 19–20
Pts: Fernández 16
Rebs: P. Gasol 7
Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez 2
Pts: Spanoulis 15
Rebs: Tsartsaris 8
Asts: Diamantidis 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
12 August 2008
14:30
Greece  87–64  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 23–10, 25–15, 18–16
Pts: Spanoulis 23
Rebs: Bourousis 8
Asts: Spanoulis 5
Pts: Nowitzki 13
Rebs: Nowitzki 6
Asts: Greene 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
14 August 2008
20:00
United States  92–69  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 31–16, 23–22, 18–15
Pts: Bryant, Bosh 18
Rebs: James, Howard, Anthony 6
Asts: James 6
Pts: Papaloukas 15
Rebs: Fotsis, Papaloukas 8
Asts: Diamantidis 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
16 August 2008
09:00
Greece  102–61  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 31–17, 38–14, 21–19
Pts: Bourousis 22
Rebs: Glyniadakis, Fotsis 7
Asts: Fotsis 5
Pts: Mingas 25
Rebs: Geronimo 7
Asts: Costa 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: José Carrión (PUR)
18 August 2008
14:30
Greece  91–77  China
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 19–9, 23–30, 22–23
Pts: Bourousis, Spanoulis 19
Rebs: Bourousis 19
Asts: Papaloukas, Spanoulis 5
Pts: Yao 16
Rebs: Wang 8
Asts: Sun 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)
Quarterfinals
20 August 2008
22:15
Argentina  80–78  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 17–17, 17–15, 24–23
Scoring by half: 39–40, 41–38
Pts: Ginobili 24
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Prigioni 3
Pts: Fotsis 17
Rebs: Fotsis 10
Asts: Papaloukas 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Boxing[edit]

Greece qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Both qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Georgios Gazis Middleweight  Biembe (COD)
W 7–2
 Góngora (ECU)
L 1–12
Did not advance
Elias Pavlidis Heavyweight Bye  Gajović (MNE)
W 7–3
 Acosta (CUB)
L 4–7
Did not advance

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Christos Tsakmakis Men's C-1 91.53 10 86.01 5 177.54 8 Q 92.18 6 Q 94.49 7 186.67 7
Maria Ferekidi Women's K-1 108.37 13 113.60 19 221.97 12 Q 118.99 11 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andreas Kiligkaridis Men's C-1 500 m 1:54.541 5 QS 1:56.310 5 Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 4:18.488 5 QS 4:04.627 5 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling[edit]

Track[edit]

Greece will have entries in the men's Keirin and team sprint.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Vasileios Reppas Men's sprint 10.966
65.657
20 Did not advance
Athanasios Mantzouranis
Vasileios Reppas
Panagiotis Voukelatos
Men's team sprint 45.645
59.152
10 Did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Finals
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Athanasios Mantzouranis Men's keirin 5 R 3 Did not advance
Christos Volikakis 5 R 2 Did not advance

Diving[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Eftychia Papavasilopoulou 10 m platform 252.00 26 Did not advance

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Vlasios Maras Vault 15.987 15.987 11 Did not advance
Horizontal bar 13.975 13.975 60 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Stefani Bismpikou All-around 13.575 14.225 14.350 14.475 56.625 39 Did not advance

Rhythmic[edit]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Rope Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Rope Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Eleni Andriola Individual 14.750 15.450 14.100 15.400 59.700 21 Did not advance
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs
Total Rank 5 ropes 3 hoops
2 clubs
Total Rank
Dimitra Kafalidou
Vasiliki Maniou
Olga-Afroditi Pilaki
Paraskevi Pleksida
Ioanna Samara
Nikoletta Tsagari
Team 15.400 15.600 31.000 9 Did not advance

Judo[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lavrentios Alexanidis Men's −60 kg Bye  D'Aquino (AUS)
W 1000–0000
 Houkes (NED)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance  Will (CAN)
L 0010–1001
Did not advance
Tariel Zintiridis Men's −66 kg Bye  Takata (USA)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance
Ilias Iliadis Men's −90 kg Bye  Huizinga (NED)
L 0001–1010
Did not advance

Rowing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ioannis Christou Single sculls 7:29.87 3 QF 6:58.28 3 SA/B 7:06.02 4 FB 7:06.02 10
Dimitrios Mougios
Vasileios Polymeros
Lightweight double sculls 6:16.10 2 SA/B Bye 6:24.61 1 FA 6:11.72 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chrysi Biskitzi
Alexandra Tsiavou
Lightweight double sculls 7:05.95 5 R 7:24.55 2 SA/B 7:11.99 3 FA 7:04.61 6

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis RS:X 10 2 12 11 8 10 5 15 10 7 OCS 97 8
Evangelos Cheimonas Laser 22 21 9 11 DSQ BFD 9 6 8 CAN EL 130 15
Andreas Kosmatopoulos
Andreas Papadopoulos
470 5 26 11 8 5 5 18 3 20 29 EL 101 12
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Athina Frai RS:X 15 15 16 10 19 5 11 9 15 11 EL 107 14
Efi Mantzaraki Laser Radial 14 18 14 18 16 8 5 22 24 CAN EL 115 18
Sofia Bekatorou
Virginia Kravarioti
Sofia Papadopoulou
Yngling 10 12 9 3 2 OCS 3 3 CAN CAN 6 48 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Aimilios Papathanasiou Finn 1 DNF 5 DNF 18 15 DNF 8 CAN CAN EL 101 15
Iordanis Paschalidis
Konstantinos Trigonis
Tornado 2 5 12 7 2 12 4 10 6 13 DNF 82 9

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Georgios Salavantakis Skeet 109 33 Did not advance

Swimming[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Romanos Alyfantis 100 m breaststroke 1:03.39 50 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:16.04 41 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:57.99 26 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:23.41 25 Did not advance
Dimitrios Chasiotis 200 m backstroke 2:02.30 36 Did not advance
Vasileios Demetis 400 m individual medley 4:18.40 18 Did not advance
Spyridon Gianniotis 400 m freestyle 3:49.34 24 Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 14:53.32 12 Did not advance
10 km open water 1:52:20.4 16
Aristeidis Grigoriadis 100 m freestyle 50.62 48 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 54.71 17 Did not advance
Ioannis Kokkodis 200 m individual medley 2:01.22 23 Did not advance
Sotirios Pastras 100 m butterfly 52.41 NR 25 Did not advance
Apostolos Tsagkarakis 50 m freestyle 22.39 26 Did not advance
Andreas Zisimos 200 m freestyle 1:48.82 29 Did not advance
Vasileios Demetis
Ioannis Giannoulis
Nikolaos Xylouris
Andreas Zisimos
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:18.26 15 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stella Boumi 200 m backstroke 2:14.73 29 Did not advance
Eleftheria Evgenia Efstathiou 400 m freestyle 4:15.78 27 Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:41.65 28 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:13.27 29 Did not advance
Angeliki Exarchou 100 m breaststroke 1:10.47 30 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:36.83 39 Did not advance
Eirini Kavarnou 100 m butterfly 1:00.74 41 Did not advance
Eleni Kosti 100 m freestyle 56.44 37 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:04.55 44 Did not advance
Marianna Lymperta 10 km open water 1:59:42.3 11
Martha Matsa 50 m freestyle 25.68 33 Did not advance

Synchronized swimming[edit]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Evanthia Makrygianni
Despoina Solomou
Duet 45.834 9 45.584 91.418 10 45.667 91.501 10

Table tennis[edit]

Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Panagiotis Gionis Men's singles Bye  Tsuboi (BRA)
W 4–0
 Lin C K (HKG)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Kalinikos Kreanga Bye  Mizutani (JPN)
W 4–1
 Ma L (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Panagiotis Gionis
Kalinikos Kreanga
Ntaniel Tsiokas
Men's team Group A
 China (CHN)
L 0 – 3
 Austria (AUT)
L 0 – 3
 Australia (AUS)
W 3 – 0
3 Did not advance

Taekwondo[edit]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexandros Nikolaidis Men's +80 kg  Chilmanov (KAZ)
W 4–3
 Zrouri (MAR)
W 5–4
 Chukwumerije (NGR)
W 3–2
Bye  Cha D-M (KOR)
L 4–5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elisavet Mystakidou Women's −67 kg  Ocasio (PUR)
L 0–1
Did not advance
Kyriaki Kouvari Women's +67 kg  Falavigna (BRA)
L 1–3
Did not advance

Tennis[edit]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Eleni Daniilidou Women's singles  Razzano (FRA)
L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Eleni Daniilidou
Anna Gerasimou
Women's doubles  Gagliardi /
Schnyder (SUI)
L 0–6, 4–6
Did not advance

Triathlon[edit]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Deniz Dimaki Women's 21:36 Lapped

Volleyball[edit]

Beach[edit]

Greece has two teams in the women's Olympic beach volleyball tournament.

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Vassiliki Arvaniti
Vasso Karantasiou
Women's Pool F
 D SchwaigerS Schwaiger (AUT)
L 0 – 2 (18–21, 18–21)
 CandelasGarcía (MEX)
L 1 – 2 (17–21, 21–16, 12–15)
 TalitaRenata (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (20–22, 19–21)
4 Did not advance
Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Maria Tsiartsiani
Pool D
 Chen XZhang X (CHN)
L 1 – 2 (18–21, 21–19, 12–15)
 Augoustides – Nel (RSA)
W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–8)
 GollerLudwig (GER)
L 0 – 2 (22–24, 12–21)
3 Q  Barnett
Cook (AUS)
L 1 – 2 (20–22, 21–19, 12–15)
Did not advance

Water polo[edit]

Greece participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team finished in 7th place, while the women's team finished in 8th place.

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Nikolaos Deligiannis GK 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 3 September 1976 Greece Olympiacos
2 Anastasios Schizas CB 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 18 February 1977 Greece Olympiacos
3 Dimitrios Mazis D 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 5 September 1976 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
4 Konstantinos Kokkinakis CB 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 9 October 1975 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
5 Ioannis Thomakos D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 14 March 1977 Greece Panionios
6 Argyris Theodoropoulos D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 13 January 1981 Greece Olympiacos
7 Christos Afroudakis D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 May 1984 Greece Olympiacos
8 Georgios Ntoskas D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 11 November 1984 Greece Olympiacos
9 Georgios Afroudakis CF 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 17 October 1976 Greece Olympiacos
10 Dimitrios Miteloudis CB 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 11 February 1982 Greece Vouliagmeni
11 Antonios Vlontakis CF 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 10 October 1975 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
12 Emmanouil Mylonakis D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 9 April 1985 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
13 Georgios Reppas GK 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 11 December 1974 Greece Panionios
Head coach: Alessandro Campagna
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Hungary 5 4 1 0 60 36 +24 9 Qualified for the semifinals
 Spain 5 4 0 1 52 34 +18 8 Qualified for the quarterfinals
 Montenegro 5 2 2 1 43 33 +10 6
 Australia 5 2 1 2 45 40 +5 5 Will play for places 7–10
 Greece 5 1 0 4 39 56 −17 2 Will play for places 7–12
 Canada 5 0 0 5 21 61 −40 0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

10 August 2008
14:00
Report Australia  12–8  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Bock (GER), Chaney (USA)
Score by quarters: 5–5, 4–3, 2–0, 1–0
Figlioli 4, McGregor 3 Goals Ntoskas 3
12 August 2008
14:00
Report Greece  6–17  Hungary Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Rak (CRO), Ciric (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 2–2, 1–4, 1–4
Schizas 2 Goals Biros 4, Benedek 3, Madaras 2, Dá. Varga 2, Molnár 2
14 August 2008
14:00
Report Montenegro  10–6  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 5–2, 0–2
M. Janović 2, Zloković 2, Gojković 2, Jokić 2 Goals Ntoskas 2
16 August 2008
10:50
Report Canada  7–13  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Hart (AUS), Ni (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 4–5, 2–1, 0–1
Graham 3, Feltham 3 Goals Ntoskas 4, Theodoropoulos 3
18 August 2008
15:20
Report Spain  10–6  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Rak (CRO), Simion (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–0, 3–5, 2–1
F. Perrone 7 Goals Theodoropoulos 2
Classification quarterfinal
20 August 2008
10:50
Report Greece  13–8  China Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Knights (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–4, 2–0, 4–3
Ntoskas 4, G. Afroudakis 3, C. Afroudakis 2 Goals Xie 3, Wang Yo. 2
Classification semifinal
22 August 2008
17:00
Report Germany  9–13  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Ciric (SRB), Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 2–4, 3–3
Nossek 3, Schertwitis 2, Kreuzmann 2 Goals Ntoskas 6, Schizas 3, Theodoropoulos 2
Classification 7th–8th
24 August 2008
10:50
Report Australia  8–9  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Simion (ROU), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 3–1, 1–3
Figlioli 3, Campbell 2, Martin 2 Goals Schizas 2, C. Afroudakis 2

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Greek roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Georgia Ellinaki GK 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 28 February 1974 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
2 Christina Tsoukala CB 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 8 July 1991 Greece Vouliagmeni
3 Angeliki Gerolymou D 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 22 June 1982 Greece Vouliagmeni
4 Sofia Iosifidou CB 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 13 January 1981 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
5 Kyriaki Liosi D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 30 October 1979 Greece Vouliagmeni
6 Stavroula Kozompoli CF 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 14 January 1974 Greece Nireas Chalandriou
7 Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 16 February 1978 Greece ANO Glyfada
8 Antigoni Roumpesi D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 19 July 1983 Greece Vouliagmeni
9 Evangelia Moraitidou CB 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 16 March 1975 Greece ANO Glyfada
10 Alexandra Asimaki CF 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 28 June 1988 Greece Vouliagmeni
11 Stavroula Antonakou D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 2 May 1982 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
12 Georgia Lara CF 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 31 May 1980 Greece Vouliagmeni
13 Maria Tsouri GK 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 25 May 1986 Greece ANO Glyfada
Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis
Group play
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 28 20 +8 5 Qualified for semifinals
 Australia 3 2 1 0 25 22 +3 5 Qualified for quarterfinals
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 27 27 0 2
 Greece 3 0 0 3 16 27 −11 0 Will play for places 7th–8th

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

11 August 2008
15:40
Report Greece  6–8  Australia Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Decio Jr Patelli (BRA), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–2, 1–1, 1–0
Roumpesi 3, Liosi 2 Goals Beadsworth 4, Gofers 2
13 August 2008
14:20
Report Greece  6–9  Netherlands Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Shiwei Ni (CHN), Decio Jr Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 1–3, 0–1
Liosi 2 Goals Cabout 4, de Bruijn 2, van Belkum 2
15 August 2008
15:40
Report Hungary  10–4  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Decio Jr Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 3–0, 3–2
Kisteleki 2, Stieber 2, Drávucz 2, Pelle 2 Goals Gerolymou 1, Liosi 1, Roumpesi 1, Asimaki 1
Classification 7th–8th
17 August 2008
13:00
Report Russia  12–6  Greece Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Stephen Knights (NZL), Guy Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 3–1, 2–2
Shepelina 3, Konukh 3, Pantyulina 2, Belyaeva 2 Goals Roumpesi 4

Weightlifting[edit]

11 competitors were banned after testing positive for drugs.[10]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Konstantinos Gkaripis Men's −94 kg 160 16 200 13 360 14
Anastasios Triantafyllou 155 17 196 15 351 15
Nikolaos Kourtidis Men's −105 kg 176 12 221 9 397 9
Victoria Mavridou Women's +75 kg 105 9 126 10 231 9

Wrestling[edit]

Key:

  • VTVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Emzarios Bentinidis −74 kg Bye  Gentry (CAN)
W 3–1 PP
 Tigiev (UZB)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance Bye  Ştefan (ROU)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 9
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Theodoros Tounousidis −96 kg Bye  Nozadze (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance =17
Panagiotis Papadopoulos −120 kg  Liu Dl (CHN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 18

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Η πλήρης ελληνική αποστολή για το Πεκίνο με 156 αθλητές (in Greek). www.in.gr. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  2. ^ "Greece to send record number of athletes to Beijing Olympics". www.chinaview.cn. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. ^ "IAAF strips triple-jumper Devetzi from Bronze Medal in Beijing Olympics 2008". www.keeptalkinggreece.com/. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  4. ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Women
  5. ^ Continental Quota Tournament Final Ranking
  6. ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Greece roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. ^ 2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  9. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  10. ^ "Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories | the Star". The Star. Toronto. 22 December 2023.