Olympic history of Greece
1975–
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1975-1988
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1970-1975
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1935-1970
1924-1935
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Greece is considered to be the birthplace of the ancient and modern Olympic Games, which were held from 1896 as the successor to the Olympics , which wererestricted to Greece only. Numerous Olympic rites have their origins in the country, including the Olympic hymn . Athletes were sent to all Olympic Games (in addition to Greece, Australia , France and the United Kingdom ). The National Olympic Committee is the Elliniki Olympiaki Epitropi .
Events
- Athens 1896 (Summer Games)
- Olympic Intermediate Games 1906 (Summer Games), not yet officially recognized.
- Athens 2004 (Summer Games)
Medalist
| Olympic medalists from Greece | |||
| Competition | gold | silver | bronze |
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| Olympic Summer Games | 33 | 43 | 41 |
| winter Olympics | - | - | - |
| Summer Paralympics | 19th | 38 | 37 |
| Youth Olympic Games | - | 3 | 3 |
| total | 52 | 84 | 81 |
List of gold medalists
Men
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Women
See also
- List of Olympic medalists from Greece
- Category: Olympian (Greece)
- Olympic Summer Games 1896
- 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic Intermediate Games 1906
Web links
- Greece in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- International Olympic Committee
| Summer: |
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 |
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| Winter: |
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 |
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