Greece at the 2020 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions

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|align=left|[[Eleni Fragkaki]]
[[Krystalenia Gialama]]
[[Pinelopi Karamesiou]]
[[Maria Alzigkouzi Kominea]]
[[Andriana Misikevych]]
[[Evangelia Papazoglou]]
[[Evangelia Platanioti]]
[[Georgia Vasilopoulou]]
~~[[Danai Kariori]] (R)~~

|align=left|[[Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women’s team|Team]]

|colspan=8|”’Withdrew”’ ‌‌‌‌‌after testing positive for [[COVID-19]]

Greece at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Sporting event delegation

Greece competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag also raised during the closing ceremony alongside with Japanese and French flags.

Medalists[edit]

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Archery[edit]

Greece has qualified one female archer, after Evangelia Psarra finished in the top 5 in the Final Qualification Tournament.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Evangelia Psarra	Women’s individual	630	44	Lin C-e (TPE) L 4–6	did not advance

Artistic swimming[edit]

With a top 3 finish in the team event at FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Greece qualified for both events.^[4]

Athletics[edit]

Greek athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[5]^[6]

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
(i) = indoor
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Men

Women

Field events
Men

Women

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Greece entered one rider to compete in the men’s Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.^[7]

Track[edit]

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Greece entered one rider to compete in the men’s omnium based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.^[8]

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Scratch race		Tempo race		Elimination race		Points race		Total
Athlete	Event	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Points	Rank
Christos Volikakis	Men’s omnium	17	8	17	8	14	14	DNF	−20	DNF

Mountain bike[edit]

Greece qualified one mountain biker for the men’s Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation’s nineteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.^[9]

Fencing[edit]

Greece entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2019 world bronze medalist Theodora Gkountoura claimed a spot in the women’s sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Theodora Gkountoura	Women’s sabre	Bye	Emura (JPN) L 8–15	Did not advance

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

On 25 June 2021, Eleftherios Petrounias secured a position in men’s rings at the 2020 Summer Olympics, by winning a gold medal with 15.500 points at the 2020–2021 FIG World Cup in Doha, Qatar.^[11]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus