Greece at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Greece at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website www.hoc.gr (in Greek) (in English)
in Munich
Competitors 60 (58 men and 2 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Khristos Papanikolaou
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Ilias Khatzipavlis Sailing Finn September 8
 Silver Petros Galaktopoulos Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg September 10

Athletics

Men's 400 metres hurdles

  • Final — 49.66 (→ 6th place)

Men's 400 metres

  • Quarterfinals — 47.22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:43.8
  • Semifinals — 3:43.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

  • Vassilios Papadimitriou
  • Qualifying Round — 2.15m
  • Final — 2.15m (→ 12th place)
  • Ioannis Koussoulas
  • Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • Evengelos Oikonomakos

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Sailing

Shooting

Five male shooters represented Greece in 1972.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone
Skeet

Swimming

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Drew with Australia (7-7)
  • Lost to Hungary (1-6)
  • Lost to West Germany (3-8)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (2-6) → Did not advance
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Men's 82.5 kg

  • Khristos Iakovou: 5th place

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Greece at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
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