Greece competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The national team of Greece was composed of 69 athletes, 53 men and 16 women, who competed in 11 sports, archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, judo, powerlifting, sailing, shooting, swimming, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair tennis. Contrary to the tradition in the Summer Olympic Games, Greece did not enter first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony but 69th in name order in Chinese, with the swimmer Charalampos Taiganidis being the team's flag bearer.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S13 Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S2 Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S13 Athletics Men's shot put F40 Swimming Men's 50 metre backstroke S1 Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S2 Athletics Women's 400 m T13 Athletics Women's long jump F13 Boccia Mixed individual BC3 Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly S13 Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM13 Powerlifting Men's 82.50 kg Swimming Men's 50 metre backstroke S1 Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S13 Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle S2 Athletics Men's 400 m T13 Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S13 Athletics Men's shot put F57/58 Athletics Women's 200 m T13 Athletics Men's long jump F11 Athletics Women's shot put F32-34/52/53 Swimming Men's 50 metre backstroke S2 Athletics Men's shot put F53/54 Athletics Women's 100 m T13
| width=22% align=left valign=top | Medals by sportSport TotalSwimming 45312Athletics 12710Boccia 0101Powerlifting 0101Total591024
Multiple medallists The following Greek athletes won multiple medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Name Medal Sport Events Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S13Men's 100 m backstroke S13Men's 100 m butterfly S13Men's 200 m individual medley SM13Men's 50 m freestyle S13Men's 400 m freestyle S13 Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S2Men's 100 m freestyle S2Men's 200 m freestyle S2Men's 50 m backstroke S2 Athletics Women's 400 m T13Women's 200 m T13Women's 100 m T13
Archery
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRomaios RoumeliotisIndividual recurve - Standing47524 L 90-97did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnna TzikaIndividual recurve - Standing55010BYE W 90-85 L 83-106did not advance
Boccia
AthleteEventMatch 1Match 2Match 3RankQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDimitrios MichosIndividual BC3 L 0-14 L 1-6 L 1-54did not advanceGrigorios PolychronidisIndividual BC3 W 11-1 W 19-0 W 7-01 Q W 6-3W 4-1L 2-3Maria StavropoulouIndividual BC3 L 1-9 L 3-5 L 2-114did not advanceDimitrios MichosGrigorios PolychronidisMaria StavropoulouPairs BC3 L 2-5 L 2-5 D 2-24did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankIoannis KalaitzakisMen's time trial LC141:13.7216Men's road race LC1/LC2/CPA2:02.2129Stamatios KotziasMixed time trial CP1/CP227:02.6110Mixed road race CP1/CP250.096
Track Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIoannis KalaitzakisIndividual pursuit (LC 1)5:20.02615did not advance1 km time trial (LC 1)1:16.45012
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRepechage 1Repechage 2BronzeRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTheoklitos Papachristos+100 kgL 0001-1001did not advanceL 0000-0001did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRepechage 1Repechage 2BronzeRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMaria Keramida-57 kgL 0000-0010did not advanceW 1000-0010L 0002-0010Did not advance5
Powerlifting
Men AthleteEventTotal liftedRankNikolaos Gkountanis-75 kg190.0 kg7Pavlos Mamalos-82.50 kg225.0 kgGkremislav Moysiadis-67.50 kg187.5 kg5
Women AthleteEventTotal liftedRankAnastasia Kazantzidou-67.50 kg87.5 kg7
Sailing
AthleteEventRaceScoreRank1234567891011Georgios Delikouras1P keelboat (2.4MR)15139313147141287913Vasileios ChristoforouTheodoros AlexasNikolaos Paterakis3P keelboat (Sonar)25758249268417
Shooting
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankPanagiotis GiannoukarisMixed R5-10M air rifle prone SH259716did not advanceEvangelos KakosaiosMixed R5-10M air rifle prone SH259714did not advanceEleni ZampouraWomen's P2-10M air pistol SH13609did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankKonstantinos FykasS8 100 m freestyle1:00.966 Q1:01.407S8 50 m freestyleDSQdid not advanceGeorgios KapellakisS2 200 m freestyle5:12.992 Q5:05.91S2 100 m freestyle2:31.973 Q2:23.63S2 50 m freestyle1:11.023 Q1:04.85Konstantinos KaraouzasSB3 100 m breaststroke56.716 Q54.474Ioannis KostakisS3 100 m freestyle1:52.893 Q1:45.724S3 200 m freestyle3:38.424S3 50 m freestyle49.872 Q49.845Charalampos TaiganidisS13 100 m butterfly1:00.522 Q59.20S13 400 m freestyle4:31.176 Q4:23.59S13 100 m freestyle54.962 Q53.37SM13 200 m individual medley2:24.197 Q2:16.95S13 100 m backstroke1:03.021 Q59.85Christos TampaxisS2 100 m freestyle2:53.1910did not advanceS2 50 m freestyle1:20.849did not advanceVasileios TsagkarisSB3 100 m breaststroke56.045 Q55.916Stylianos TsakonasS4 100 m freestyle1:40.639did not advanceS4 50 m backstroke51.046 Q51.156S4 200 m freestyle3:43.878 Q3:40.208SM4 150 m individual medley3:00.277 Q2:57.997Nikolaos TsotrasS7 100 m freestyle1:10.079did not advanceS7 100 m backstroke1:21.5210did not advanceS7 50 m freestyle31.417 Q31.015Ioannis KostakisStylianos TsakonasKonstantinos KaraouzasNikolaos Tsotras20 pts 4x50 m freestyle2:57.984
Women AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankMaria KalpakidouS3 50 m freestyle1:25.3912did not advanceMaria LiaskouS3 50 m freestyle1:29.3114did not advance
Tennis
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGeorgios LazaridisSingles - Open L 0-6 0-6 did not advance
Wheelchair fencing
Men AthleteEventPreliminary Round Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOpposition ScoreRankOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScorePylarinos MarkantonatosÉpée AL 3-5W 5-2W 5-1W 5-3L 4-5W 5-4 2 QL 12-15did not advanceEmmanouil BogdosÉpée BW 5-4L 3-5L 4-5W 5-2L 2-5 5 QL 7-15did not advance
See also Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee