The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
Archery
Greece has received a spare Olympic berth freed up by Ivory Coast to send a female archer to the Olympics, as the Ivorian National Olympic Committee decided to withdraw its entry after the deadline. The berth was officially awarded to four-time Olympian Evangelia Psarra.[10][11]
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 |
596 |
55 |
Kawanaka (JPN) L 3–7 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[12][13]
- 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
- Field events
- Women
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete |
Event |
100H |
HJ |
SP |
200 m |
LJ |
JT |
800 m |
Final |
Rank |
Sofia Yfantidou |
Result |
13.99 |
1.65 |
12.97 |
26.32 |
5.51 |
54.57 |
2:30.08 |
5613 |
27 |
Points |
980 |
795 |
725 |
769 |
703 |
949 |
692 |
Cycling
Road
Greece has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[14]
Track
Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece has entered one rider to compete in the men's keirin at the Olympics, by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.
- Keirin
Mountain biking
Greece has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's twenty-first-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
Fencing
Greece has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Vassiliki Vougiouka claimed a spot in the women's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Europe zone in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[15] Meanwhile, Aikaterini Kontochristopoulou rounded out the Greek roster by finishing among the top four individual fencers in the women's foil at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.
Gymnastics
Rhythmic
Greece has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[18] A team of five rhythmic gymnasts were added to the Greek roster by claiming one of the three available Olympic spots in the group all-around at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.
Athlete |
Event |
Qualification |
Final |
Hoop |
Ball |
Clubs |
Ribbon |
Total |
Rank |
Hoop |
Ball |
Clubs |
Ribbon |
Total |
Rank |
Varvara Filiou |
Individual |
17.208 |
17.333 |
17.333 |
16.750 |
68.624 |
15 |
Did not advance |
Judo
Greece has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Roman Moustopoulos and double Olympic medalist Ilias Iliadis were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[19][20]
Rowing
Greece has qualified two boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowers competing in the men's four and women's single sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.
On July 26, 2016, the men's lightweight four berth was awarded to the Greek rowing team, as a response to the removal of four boats held by the Russians from FISA due to their previous doping bans and their implications in the "disappearing positive methodology" set out in the McClaren Report on Russia's state-sponsored doping.[21]
- Men
- Women
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
Greek sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[22] The majority of the sailing crews, led by London 2012 fourth-place finalist Byron Kokkalanis (RS:X) and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Sofia Bekatorou, along with her new partner Michail Pateniotis (Nacra 17), were named to the Greek team, following the completion of the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta.[23] Meanwhile, London 2012 Olympian Ioannis Mitakis rounded out the Greek selection at the 2016 Finn Gold Cup.[24]
- Men
- Women
Athlete |
Event |
Race |
Net points |
Final rank |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
M* |
Angeliki Skarlatou |
RS:X |
16 |
17 |
7 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
27 |
20 |
16 |
15 |
20 |
16 |
EL |
171 |
19 |
- Mixed
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Greek shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[25]
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Greek swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[26][27]
- Men
- Women
Synchronized swimming
Greece has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their fourth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[28]
Athlete |
Event |
Technical routine |
Free routine (preliminary) |
Free routine (final) |
Points |
Rank |
Points |
Total (technical + free) |
Rank |
Points |
Total (technical + free) |
Rank |
Evangelia Papazoglou Evangelia Platanioti |
Duet |
85.3550 |
10 |
86.1000 |
171.4550 |
10 Q |
86.5000 |
171.8550 |
10 |
Table tennis
Greece has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Panagiotis Gionis secured one of ten available Olympic spots to confirm his fourth consecutive appearance in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[29]
Athlete |
Event |
Preliminary |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round of 16 |
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 |
Tanviriyavechakul (THA) W 4–0 |
Mizutani (JPN) L 1–4 |
Did not advance |
Water polo
- Summary
Key:
Men's tournament
The Greek men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics, after winning the bronze medal in the men's tournament at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.[30]
- Team roster
The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[31]
Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos
- Group play
Source: Rio2016Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference. (H) Host.
- Quarterfinal
- Classification semifinal (5–8)
- Fifth place match
Weightlifting
Greece has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics.[32]
Wrestling
Greece has qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 53 kg into the Olympic competition as a result of her semifinal triumph at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.[33]
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Women's freestyle
Athlete |
Event |
Qualification |
Round of 16 |
Quarterfinal |
Semifinal |
Repechage 1 |
Repechage 2 |
Final / BM |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank |
Maria Prevolaraki |
−53 kg |
Bye |
Kumari (IND) W 3–1 PP |
Argüello (VEN) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance |
10 |
References
- 1 2 "Bekatorou to become first female flag bearer in Greek Olympic history". Hellenic Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Σημαιοφόρος στην Τελετή Λήξης η Στεφανίδη [Stefanidi will be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony] (in Greek). Sports 24. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Greece Goes to Rio Olympics with 92 Athletes". Greek Reporter. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Kolasa-Sikiaridi, Kerry (6 July 2016). "Olympics 2016: Sofia Bekatorou First Woman Selected as Standard-Bearer". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Greece Defies Expectations In Rio, Bringing Home Gold". Huffington Post. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Korakaki brings first gold medal to Greece". To Vima. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Malone, Scott (20 August 2016). "Stefanidi wins pole vault gold for Greece". Reuters. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "Photo finish: Weertman leads Dutch sweep of open water races". Daily Mail. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Harris, Mary (18 August 2016). "Mantis-Kagialis Win Dinghy Sailing Bronze for Greece at Rio Olympics". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Wells, Chris (26 July 2016). "Greek archer Psarra added to olympic start list". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ Η Ευαγγελία Ψάρρα πήρε το εισιτήριο για τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Ρίο [Evangelia Psarra got the ticket to the Rio Olympics] (in Greek). Al Tsantiri News. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Στο Ρίο και τυπικά Ηλιάδης και Μουστόπουλος" [Rio bound for Iliadis and Moustopoulos] (in Greek). Sport24.gr. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "FISA Determines Six Russian Rowers meet conditions for participation in Rio 2016". FISA. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Men's And Women's RS:X Rio 2016 Olympic Places Picked Up At Santander 2014". ISAF. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ Και άλλες προκρίσεις ιστιοπλόων στο Ρίο [Sailors qualified for Rio] (in Greek). PameSports.gr. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Στο Παγκόσμιο Finn Gold Cup ο Γιάννη Μιτάκης ! [Ioannis Mitakis sails at the Finn Gold Cup!] (in Greek). Nova Sports. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Morgan, Liam (4 March 2016). "Spanish pair win duet gold as seven nations book Olympic place at Rio 2016 synchronised swimming qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Marshall, Ian (14 April 2016). "Once Again an Olympian, Panagiotis Gionis Books Place in Memorable Style". ITTF. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Water Polo Reports - Men, FINALS". FINA. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ Οι αγώνες της Εθνικής Πόλο Ανδρών στο Ρίο [The matches of the national water polo team in Rio] (in Greek). Sport FM. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Second day of the IWF Executive Board meeting in Tbilisi". International Weightlifting Federation. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
External links
|
---|
Africa | |
---|
Americas | |
---|
Asia | |
---|
Europe | |
---|
Oceania | |
---|
Others | |
---|
|