Greece at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Greece competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 63 competitors, 59 men and 4 women, took part in 49 events in 11 sports.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Greece at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors63 (59 men and 4 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Stelios Mygiakis
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

  • Michail Koussis
  • Final — 2:17:38 (→ 26th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualifying Round — 18.74 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

  • First Round – Bye
  • Second Round – Defeated Douglas Young (GBR), KO-2
  • Quarterfinals – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL), 0:5

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Greece in 1984.

Individual road race

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented Greece in 1984.

Men's sabre

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 58.69 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
  • Heat — 58.76 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:08.38 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 55.46
  • B-Final — 55.61 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:02.94 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 59.25 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:09.42 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:31.76 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Sophia Dara
  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to United States (5-12)
  • Lost to Spain (9-12)
  • Drew with Brazil (9-9)
  • Final Round (Group E)
  • Defeated Canada (11-8)
  • Defeated Japan (14-7)
  • Drew with Italy (8-8)
  • Defeated China (10-9) → 8th place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Greece at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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