Greece at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Greece at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.hoc.gr (in Greek and English) |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 56 (44 men and 12 women) in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Charalambos "Babis" Cholidis[1] |
| Medals Ranked 46th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Greece competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Babis Kholidis | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg | 22 September |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rowing | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Sailing | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | – | 4 |
| Wrestling | 5 | – | 5 |
| Total | 44 | 12 | 56 |
Athletics
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification – 58.52m (→ did not advance)
Sailing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Stelios Georgousopoulos | Division II | 19 | 27 | 27 | RET | RET | RET | 247.0 | 36 | |
| Armanto Ortolano | Finn | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 119.0 | 14 | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Helias Hadjipavlis Konstantinos Manthos |
Star | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 86.7 | 12 | |
| Tassos Boudouris Dimitrios Deligiannis Antonios Bountouris Georgios Prekas |
Soling | 14 | 9 | 18 | DSQ | 14 | RET | 133.0 | 18 | |
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Helias Malamas
- Heat – 59.24 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Charalambos Papanikolaou
- Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Nikolaos Fokianos
- Heat – 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Nikolaos Fokianos
- Heat – 2:28.91 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Theodoras Griniazakis
- Heat – 57.56 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Charalambos Papanikolaou
- Heat – 2:05.53
- B-Final – 2:06.61 (→ 14th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Charalambos Papanikolaou
- Heat – 4:26.72
- B-Final – 4:27.95 (→ 16th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Helias Malamas, Nikolaos Fokianos, Theodoros Griniazakis, and Charalambos Papanikolaou
- Heat – 4:07.71 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
- Olga Tsarbopoulou
- First Round – Lost to Mercedes Paz (Argentina) 6-7, 3-6
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Lost to Hungary (10-12)
- Defeated China (10-7)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17)
- Lost to United States (9-18)
- Lost to Spain (9-12)
- Classification Round (Group E)
- Defeated South Korea (17-7)
- Defeated France (10-7) → 9th place
- Team roster
- Head coach: Iosifidis Koulis
References
- ^ "Flagbearers for Greece". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Greece at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- sports-reference
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