1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Greece)

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Greece took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 121 athletes, 34 women and 87 men, in 18 sports.

Since 1896 it was the 23rd participation of Greece in the Summer Olympics . This made Greece one of five nations that had taken part in all Summer Olympics up to that point.

Flag bearer

The weightlifter Pyrros Dimas ( Gr. Πύρρος Δήμας) carried the flag of Greece during the opening ceremony on July 19, 1996 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Medalist

With four won gold and silver medals, the Greek team finished 16th in the medals table .

Gold medal.svg gold

Name / s sport competition
Pyrros Dimas Weightlifting Lightweight
Akakios Kachiasvilis Weightlifting I. Heavyweight
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis sailing Windsurfing
loannis melissanidis do gymnastics Floor exercise

Silver medal.svg silver

Name / s sport competition
Leonidas Sampanis Weightlifting Bantamweight
Valerios Leonidis Weightlifting Featherweight
Leonidas Kokas Weightlifting Middle heavyweight
Niki Bakogianni athletics Women, high jump

Participants by sport

basketball basketball

  • Men's team
    5th place

Boxing Boxing

fencing fencing

Weightlifting Weightlifting

Judo Judo

athletics athletics

  • Ekaterini Koffa
    Women, 100 meters: quarter-finals
    Women, 200 meters: semi-finals

Cycling Cycling

Rhythmic sports gymnastics Rhythmic sports gymnastics

Wrestling Wrestling

rowing rowing

shoot shoot

swim swim

  • Dimitrios Manganas
    200 meters freestyle: 30th place
    400 meters freestyle: 16th place
    1,500 meters freestyle: 30th place
  • Georgios Popotas
    100 meter butterfly: 43rd place
    200 meter butterfly: 40th place
  • Tonia Makhaira
    Women, 100 meters freestyle: 31st place
    Women, 200 meters freestyle: 14th place
    Women, 400 meters freestyle: 34th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 22nd place
  • Ekaterini Klepkou
    Women, 100 meters back: 27th place
    Women, 200 meters back: 31st place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 22nd place
  • Marina Karystinou
    Women, 100 meters butterfly: 40th place
    Women, 200 meters butterfly: 29th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 22nd place
  • Katia Sarakatsani
    Women, 200 meter medley: 23rd place
    Women, 400 meter medley: 25th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: 22nd place

sailing sailing

tennis tennis

Table tennis Table tennis

do gymnastics do gymnastics

  • Ioannis Melissanidis
    Individual all-around: 52nd place in qualification
    Bars: 75th place in qualification
    Bottom: gold gold
    Horse jump: 33rd place in qualification
    Horizontal bar: 81st place in qualification
    Rings: 86th place in qualification
    Pommel horse: 82nd place in qualification
  • Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
    Women, individual all-around: 21st place
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 31st place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 25th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 46th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 21st place in qualification
  • Virginia Karentzou
    Women, individual all-around: 50th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 74th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 68th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 59th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 58th place in qualification
  • Konstantina Margariti
    Women, individual all-around: 51st place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 57th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 75th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 65th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 61st place in qualification
  • Kyriaki Firinidou
    Women, individual all-around: 61st place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 73rd place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 54th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 52nd place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 87th place in qualification
  • Georgia-Anastasia Tembou
    Women, individual all-around: 80th place in the qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 96th place in qualification
    Women, horse jump: 87th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 74th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 79th place in qualification
  • Ekaterini Mamouti
    Women, individual all-around: 89th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 85th place in qualification
    Women, horse vault: 71st place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 96th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 99th place in qualification
  • Kyriaki Papanikolaou
    Women, individual all-around: 103rd place in qualification
    Women, team all-around competition: 11th place
    Women, floor: 93rd place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 94th place in qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 94th place in qualification

Water polo Water polo

  • Men's team
    6th place

Diving Diving

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