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Encyclopedia > Greece at the Summer Olympics
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Greece is one of three nations to have appeared at every Summer Olympics, along with Australia and Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is also the only nation that has participated at every Summer Olympics under its own banner (Australia and Great Britain participated under the Olympic Flag in 1980 in support of the US-led boycott). Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Historical flag of Greece (1828-1970). ... Historical flag of Greece (1828-1970). ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics was a part of a package of actions to protest the December 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. ...


Greece hosted the first Olympic Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics. The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ...

Year Sports Competitors Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896[1] 9 98 39 171 10 17 19 46 2nd

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The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ...


Athletics

Year Athletes Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 29 10 35 1 3 6 10 3rd
1900 1 2 2 0 0 0 0

The renovated Panathinaiko Stadium At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. ...

Cycling

Year Cyclists Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 10 6 15 1 3 0 4 2nd

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested. ...

Fencing

Year Fencers Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 9 3 9 2 1 1 4 1st

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested. ...

Golf

Year Golfers Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, two golf events were contested. ...

Gymnastics

Greece had two large teams compete in the parallel bars team competition in 1896.

Year Gymnasts Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 52 6 11 2 2 2 6 2nd

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ...

Shooting

Year Shooters Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 50 5 68 3 3 3 9 1st

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five shooting events were contested. ...

Swimming

Year Swimmers Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 15 4 18 1 3 3 7 2nd

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested. ...

Tennis

Greece's silver medal in 1896 came as part of a mixed team in the doubles competition, paired with an Egyptian player.

Year Players Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 6 2 9 0 1 1 2 4th

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested. ...

Weightlifting

Year Weight-
lifters
Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 3 2 4 0 0 2 2 3rd

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weighlifting events were contested. ...

Wrestling

Year Wrestlers Events Entries Medals Rank
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 2nd

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. ...

Notes

  1. ^  One of Greece's medals in 1896 came as part of a mixed team in tennis. A silver medal was shared with a doubles partner from Egypt.


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