Greece was the host country for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. As the progenitor nation and in keeping with tradition, Greek athletes have competed at every Summer Olympics in the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland. The Hellenic Olympic Committee fielded a total of 426 athletes to the Games, 215 men and 211 women, and had achieved automatic qualification places in all sports, with the exception of men's and women's field hockey. It was also the nation's largest team ever in Summer Olympic history since the first modern Games were held in 1896.
Unlike most of the Olympic opening ceremonies, where the country enters first as a tribute to its history as the birthplace of the ancient Olympics and the host of the first modern Olympics in 1896, the country entered the last in the opening ceremony as the host nation. However, the Greek flag-bearer entered first, honoring the traditional role of Greece in opening the Parade of Nations, and the whole Greek delegation entered at the end, the traditional place for the host nation.
Greece left the Summer Olympic Games with a total of sixteen medals (six gold, six silver, and four bronze), finishing within the top fifteen position in the overall medal rankings. At least a single medal was awarded to the Greek team in ten sports; five of them came from the track and field, including two prestigious golds. Greece also topped the medal tally in diving, gymnastics, judo, and sailing. Three Greek athletes added Olympic medals to their career hardware from the previous editions.
Among the nation's medalists were track hurdler Fani Halkia, race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka, teenage judoka Ilias Iliadis, and diving duo Thomas Bimis and Nikolaos Siranidis, who won Greece's first ever Olympic gold medals in their respective disciplines. Emerging as one of the greatest Olympic weightlifters of all time with three Olympic titles, Pyrros Dimas ended his illustrious sporting career with a bronze medal effort in the men's light heavyweight category on his fourth and final Olympic appearance. Meanwhile, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, who won the gold in Atlanta eight years earlier, and lit the Olympic flame at the conclusion of the opening ceremony, picked up his second medal with a silver in men's Mistral windsurfing.
Medalists
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 2215Sailing 1102Diving 1001Gymnastics 1001Judo 1001Taekwondo 0202Water polo 0101Rowing 0011Weightlifting 0011Wrestling 0011Total66416
Medal Name Sport Event Date Diving Men's 3 m synchronized springboard Judo Men's -81 kg Sailing Women's 470 Gymnastics Men's rings Athletics Women's 20 km walk Athletics Women's 400 m hurdles Athletics Women's discus throw Sailing Men's mistral Athletics Women's triple jump Water polo Women's tournament Taekwondo Women's -67 kg Taekwondo Men's +80 kg Weightlifting Men's -85 kg Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman -55 kg Athletics Women's javelin throw
Archery
As the host nation, Greece automatically receives the full allocation of six individual places, alongside entry to both the men's and women's team events.
Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGeorgios KalogiannidisIndividual60158L 133–148Did not advanceAlexandros Karageorgiou64733W 147–143L 159–171Did not advanceApostolos Nanos58560L 131–162Did not advanceGeorgios KalogiannidisAlexandros KarageorgiouApostolos NanosTeam183313colspan=2 L 225–243Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankEvangelia PsarraIndividual6528W 138–116W 163–161W 160–152L 101–111Did not advanceElpida Romantzi62434W 151–143L 146–166Did not advanceFotini Vavatsi60951L 156–160Did not advanceEvangelia PsarraElpida RomantziFotini VavatsiTeam18858colspan=2 W 230–227L 232–244Did not advance
Athletics
In athletics, the Greek team did not receive any automatic places for representing the host nation, as they had done in other sports. Greek athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHristoforos Hoidis100 mDid not advanceGeorgios Theodoridis10.326 q10.365Did not advanceAnastasios Gousis200 m20.442 Q20.462 Q20.685Did not advancePanagiotis Sarris20.673 Q20.927Did not advanceStilianos Dimotsios400 m46.517colspan=2 Did not advancePanagiotis Stroubakos800 m1:47.697colspan=2 Did not advancePeriklis Iakovakis400 m hurdles48.692 Qcolspan=2 48.474Did not advanceStilianos DimotsiosAnastasios GousisPeriklis IakovakisPanagiotis Sarris4 × 400 m relay3:04.276colspan=4 Did not advanceNikolaos PoliasMarathoncolspan=6 2:17:5624Elefthérios Thanópoulos20 km walkcolspan=6 1:30:1536Georgios Argiropoulos50 km walkcolspan=6 4:17:2539Spiridon Kastaniscolspan=6 Theodoros Stamatopouloscolspan=6
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMarios EvangelouPole vault5.30=33Did not advanceDimitrios FilindrasLong jump7.4535Did not advanceDimítrios Serélis—Did not advanceLouis Tsatoumas7.8122Did not advanceHristos MeletoglouTriple jump17.088 Q17.136Savvas PanavoglouDiscus throw58.4722Did not advanceAlexandros PapadimitriouHammer throw75.5517Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankProdromos KorkizoglouResult10.867.0714.811.9451.1614.9646.074.7053.055:17.00757326Points892830778749762854789819634466
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankOlga Kaidantzi200 m23.113 Q23.153 Q23.308Did not advanceKonstadina Efedaki1500 m4:06.739 qcolspan=2 4:09.3712Did not advanceMaria Protopappa5000 m15:35.0712colspan=4 Did not advanceFlora Redoumi100 m hurdles13.145colspan=2 Did not advanceFani Halkia400 m hurdles53.851 Qcolspan=2 52.77 1 Q52.82Maria KarastamatiGeorgia KokloniEffrosíni PatsoúMarina Vasarmidou4 × 100 m relay44.458colspan=4 Did not advanceHariklia BoudaDimitra DovaHrisoula GoudenoudiFani Halkia4 × 400 m relay3:26.702 Qcolspan=4 3:45.708Georgia AbatzidouMarathoncolspan=6 2:50:0150Hristina Kokotou20 km walkcolspan=6 1:35:4331Athina Papayiannicolspan=6 1:30:3710Athanasia Tsoumelekacolspan=6 1:29.12
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNikolia MitropoulouHigh jump1.8531Did not advanceAfroditi SkafidaPole vault—Did not advanceYeoryia TsiliggiriPole vault4.30=18Did not advanceIoanna KafetziLong jump6.4916Did not advanceStiliani Pilatou6.4222Did not advanceNiki Xanthou6.3131Did not advanceHrysopiyi DevetziTriple jump15.32 NR1 Q15.25Athanasia Perra13.1933Did not advanceOlga Vasdeki14.5413 Q14.3411Kalliopi OuzouniShot put18.0313Did not advanceIrini Terzoglou17.3419Did not advanceAnastasia KelesidouDiscus throw64.134 Q66.68Styliani Tsikouna61.729 q59.4811Ekaterini Voggoli63.396 Q62.377Stella PapadopoulouHammer throw61.6140Did not advanceAlexandra Papageorgiou68.5811 Q66.8312Evdokia Tsamoglou62.7636Did not advanceSavva LikaJavelin throw62.224 Q60.919Mirela Manjani61.0411 Q64.29Angeliki Tsiolakoudi59.6419Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankArgyro StratakiResult13.651.7913.5224.575.9743.872:17.90611715Points1028966762927840742852
Badminton
As the host nation, the Greek team were entitled to enter only two badminton players regardless of how they fared in the qualifying stages.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGeorge PatisTheodoros VelkosMen's doublesL 1–15, 4–15Did not advance
Baseball
Roster Manager: 27 – Jack Rhodes.
Coaches: 1 – Mike Riskas, 14 – Ioannis Kazanas, 42 – Scott Demtral
Round robin Qualified for the final round Team W L PCT Tiebreaker 6 1 1–0 6 1 0–1 5 2 4 3 3 4 2 5 1 6 1–0 1 6 0–1
Basketball
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Classification match (5th–6th place)
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
7th Place Final
Boxing
Greece was guaranteed five male boxers at the Games by virtue of being the host nation, but the special 'host' places for men's boxing therefore became void, as the Greeks claimed places through the World Championships and the AIBA European Qualification Tournament.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarios KaperonisLightweightL Did not advanceSpyridon IoannidisLight welterweightL 16–28Did not advanceTheodoros KotakosWelterweightL Did not advanceGeorgios GazisMiddleweightL 31–32Did not advanceElias PavlidisLight heavyweightW 32–17W 31–16L Did not advanceSpyridon KladouchasHeavyweightL 14–18Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankChristos TsakmakisMen's C-1108.2213117.3215225.5415Did not advanceAlexandros DimitriouMen's K-1122.8724113.3425236.2124Did not advanceMaria FerekidiWomen's K-1124.8517125.4318250.2817Did not advance
Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndreas KilingaridisMen's C-1 500 m1:53.6625 q1:53.7937Did not advanceMen's C-1 1000 m3:53.7233 q3:55.6084Did not advanceApostolos PapandreouMen's K-1 500 m1:44.2175 q1:46.6278Did not advanceMen's K-1 1000 m3:41.6648Did not advanceAthina-Theodora AlexopoulouWomen's K-1 500 m1:54.8283 q1:54.9505Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Cycling
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1FinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankGeorgios CheimonetosDimitrios GeorgalisLampros VasilopoulosMen's team sprint44.98660.0188 QL 45.70859.070Did not advance8
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankDimitrios GeorgalisMen's time trial1:04.20415
Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalRankRankRankRankLampros VasilopoulosMen's keirin2 Q9
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankKyriaki KonstantinidouWomen's points race−18−216
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankEmmanouil KotoulasMen's cross-country (3 laps)45
Diving
As the host nation, the Greeks were automatically entitled to places in all four synchronized diving events, but for individual events, they had to qualify through their own performances through the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, and through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup series.
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankNikolaos Siranidis3 m springboard363.7528Did not advanceIoannis Gavriilidis10 m platform395.3422Did not advanceSotirios Trakas361.5626Did not advanceThomas BimisNikolaos Siranidis3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 353.34Ioannis GavriilidisSotirios Trakas10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 331.447
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankDiamantina Georgatou3 m springboard157.5633Did not advanceSotiria Koutsopetrou250.5922Did not advanceEftihia Pappa10 m platform307.6515 Q463.8917Did not advanceDiamantina GeorgatouSotiria Koutsopetrou3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 270.338Eftihia PappaFlorentia Sfakianou10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 272.408
Equestrian
Greece automatically received a team and the maximum number of individual competitors in show jumping, and at least a single spot each in dressage and eventing.
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankGerta LehmannLouisIndividual60.00051Did not advanceAlexandra SourlaGregory62.83347Did not advance
Eventing