Greece, the previous host of the 2004 Olympics at Athens, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women, the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding the home team of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Greece took part in archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.
As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games, and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered the Beijing National Stadium first during the opening ceremony, led by the judoka Ilias Iliadis, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
The Greek team was originally awarded two silver and two bronze medals. In all four medal cases there was participation by athletes who were also medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens (in the case of groups, at least one of their members was a former medalist).
Alexandros Nikolaidis won a second Olympic silver medal, Vasileios Polymeros was second after his third place in Athens (along with Dimitrios Mougios), while the golden medalist of 2004 Sofia Bekatorou led the yngling class team to the third place. Hrysopiyi Devetzi was third, but eight years later (2016) she was disqualified by IAAF and the IOC and had her Olympic bronze medal annulled due to stanozol use.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls Taekwondo Men's +80 kg Sailing Women's yngling class
Archery
Greece will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Elpida Romantzi earned the country its first qualifying spot, in the women's competition, by placing 36th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships.FITA Olympic Qualification - Women Evangelia Psarra placed third at the European qualifying tournament, giving Greece a second spot in the women's individual competition.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankEvangelia PsarraWomen's individual61350 (15)L 101–110Did not advanceElpida Romantzi61449 (16)W 105–103 (17)W 102 (10)–102 (9) (1)L 103–115Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankKonstadinos Douvalidis110 m hurdles13.491 Q13.464 q13.555Did not advancePeriklis Iakovakis400 m hurdles49.502 Qcolspan="2" 48.694 Q49.968Konstadinos Stefanopoulos50 km walkcolspan="6" 4:07:5337Konstadinos AnastasiouStylianos DimotsiosDimitrios GravalosPantelis Melachroinoudis4 × 400 m relay3:04.307colspan="4" Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKonstadinos BaniotisHigh jump2.1037Did not advanceAlexandros PapadimitriouHammer throw74.3318Did not advanceIoannis-Georgios SmaliosJavelin throw71.8727Did not advanceMihail StamatoyiannisShot put18.4536Did not advanceLouis TsatoumasLong jump8.271 Q—Dimitrios TsiamisTriple jump16.6523Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankEleni DontaMarathoncolspan=4 2:46:4460Dimitra Dova400 m52.695Did not advanceKonstadina Efedaki1500 m4:15:0210colspan=2 Did not advanceIrini Kokkinariou3000 m steeplechase10:22.3915colspan=2 Did not advanceFlora Redoumi100 m hurdles13.567Did not advanceAthanasia Tsoumeleka20 km walkcolspan=4 1:27:54Evaggelia Xinoucolspan=4 1:32:1925Despina Zapounidoucolspan=4 1:39:1141
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionHrysopiyi DevetziLong jump6.5714Did not advanceTriple jump14.922 Q15.23Dorothea KalpakidouDiscus throw53.0035Did not advanceNikoleta KyriakopoulouPole vault4.1527Did not advanceSavva LikaJavelin throw59.1115Did not advanceStiliani PapadopoulouHammer throw69.3612 q64.9711Alexandra Papageorgiou66.7228Did not advanceAthanasia PerraTriple jump—Did not advanceAfroditi SkafidaPole vault4.3016Did not advanceAntonia StergiouHigh jump1.8524Did not advanceIrini TerzoglouShot put16.5026Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankArgyro StratakiResult14.051.6813.2225.475.9745.202:14.57589324Points971830742844840767899
Basketball
Greece qualified for the men's basketball tournament through the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008.
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Boxing
Greece qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Both qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGeorgios GazisMiddleweightW 7–2L 1–12Did not advanceElias PavlidisHeavyweightW 7–3L 4–7Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankChristos TsakmakisMen's C-191.531086.015177.548 Q92.186 Q94.497186.677Maria FerekidiWomen's K-1108.3713113.6019221.9712 Q118.9911Did not advance
Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndreas KiligkaridisMen's C-1 500 m1:54.5415 QS1:56.3105Did not advanceMen's C-1 1000 m4:18.4885 QS4:04.6275Did not advance Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Track Greece will have entries in the men's Keirin and team sprint.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankVasileios ReppasMen's sprint10.96665.65720Did not advanceAthanasios MantzouranisVasileios ReppasPanagiotis VoukelatosMen's team sprint45.64559.15210Did not advance
Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalsRankRankRankRankAthanasios MantzouranisMen's keirin5 R3Did not advanceChristos Volikakis5 R2Did not advance
Diving
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankEftychia Papavasilopoulou10 m platform252.0026Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankVlasios MarasVaultcolspan=3 15.987colspan=2 15.98711Did not advanceHorizontal barcolspan=5 13.97513.97560Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankStefani BismpikouAll-around13.57514.22514.35014.47556.62539Did not advance
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopRopeClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopRopeClubsRibbonTotalRankEleni AndriolaIndividual14.75015.45014.10015.40059.70021Did not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal5 ropes3 hoops2 clubsTotalRank5 ropes3 hoops2 clubsTotalRankDimitra KafalidouVasiliki ManiouOlga-Afroditi PilakiParaskevi PleksidaIoanna SamaraNikoletta TsagariTeam15.40015.60031.0009Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLavrentios AlexanidisMen's −60 kgW 1000–0000L 0000–0001Did not advanceL 0010–1001Did not advanceTariel ZintiridisMen's −66 kgL 0000–0010Did not advanceIlias IliadisMen's −90 kgL 0001–1010Did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIoannis ChristouSingle sculls7:29.873 QFcolspan=2 6:58.283 SA/B7:06.024 FB7:06.0210Dimitrios MougiosVasileios PolymerosLightweight double sculls6:16.102 SA/Bcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:24.611 FA6:11.72
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChrysi BiskitziAlexandra TsiavouLightweight double sculls7:05.955 R7:24.552 SA/B7:11.993 FA7:04.616 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
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Nikolaos KaklamanakisRS:X1021211810515107OCS978Evangelos CheimonasLaser2221911DSQBFD968CANEL13015Andreas KosmatopoulosAndreas Papadopoulos470526118551832029EL10112
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Athina FraiRS:X151516101951191511EL10714Efi MantzarakiLaser Radial1418141816852224CANEL11518Sofia Bekatorou Virginia KravariotiSofia PapadopoulouYngling1012932OCS33CANCAN648
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Aimilios PapathanasiouFinn1DNF5DNF1815DNF8CANCANEL10115Iordanis PaschalidisKonstantinos TrigonisTornado25127212410613DNF829 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankGeorgios SalavantakisSkeet10933Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRomanos Alyfantis100 m breaststroke1:03.3950Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:16.0441Did not advance200 m butterfly1:57.9926Did not advance400 m individual medley4:23.4125colspan=2 Did not advanceDimitrios Chasiotis200 m backstroke2:02.3036Did not advanceVasileios Demetis400 m individual medley4:18.4018colspan=2 Did not advanceSpyridon Gianniotis400 m freestyle3:49.3424colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle14:53.3212colspan=2 Did not advance10 km open watercolspan=4 1:52:20.416Aristeidis Grigoriadis100 m freestyle50.6248Did not advance100 m backstroke54.7117Did not advanceIoannis Kokkodis200 m individual medley2:01.2223Did not advanceSotirios Pastras100 m butterfly52.41 NR25Did not advanceApostolos Tsagkarakis50 m freestyle22.3926Did not advanceAndreas Zisimos200 m freestyle1:48.8229Did not advanceVasileios DemetisIoannis GiannoulisNikolaos XylourisAndreas Zisimos4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:18.2615colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStella Boumi200 m backstroke2:14.7329Did not advanceEleftheria Evgenia Efstathiou400 m freestyle4:15.7827colspan=2 Did not advance800 m freestyle8:41.6528colspan=2 Did not advance200 m butterfly2:13.2729Did not advanceAngeliki Exarchou100 m breaststroke1:10.4730Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:36.8339Did not advanceEirini Kavarnou100 m butterfly1:00.7441Did not advanceEleni Kosti100 m freestyle56.4437Did not advance200 m freestyle2:04.5544Did not advanceMarianna Lymperta10 km open watercolspan=4 1:59:42.311Martha Matsa50 m freestyle25.6833Did not advance
Synchronized swimming
AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankEvanthia MakrygianniDespoina SolomouDuet45.834945.58491.4181045.66791.50110
Table tennis
Singles AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPanagiotis GionisMen's singlesW 4–0L 3–4Did not advanceKalinikos Kreangacolspan=2 W 4–1L 0–4Did not advance
Team AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPanagiotis GionisKalinikos KreangaNtaniel TsiokasMen's teamGroup AL 0 – 3L 0 – 3W 3 – 03Did not advance
Taekwondo