Greece competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Of the four nations that have been to every Summer Games (the others being Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland), Greece was the only one to compete under its national flag at Moscow, as the other three and several other nations competed under the Olympic flag (New Zealand flew the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) in protest of the USSR's involvement in the Afghan Civil War.[1][2]
| Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 43 (40 men/3 women) |
| Flag bearer | Ilias Khatzipavlis |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
editGold
edit- Stelios Mygiakis – Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Bronze
edit- Georgios Khatziioannidis – Wrestling, Men's freestyle Featherweight
- Tasos Boudouris, Tasos Gavrilis and Aristidis Rapanakis – Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition
Results by event
editMen's 100 metres
- Heat – 10.70
- Quarterfinals – 10.62 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat – 21.98 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final – 2:18:02 (→ 20th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final – 1:36:53.4 (→ 15th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final – 4:24:36 (→ 12th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification – 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualifying Round – 6.37 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification – no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Team Competition
edit- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Netherlands (7–8)
- Lost to Romania (4–6)
- Lost to Hungary (5–8)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Defeated Sweden (9–5)
- Defeated Bulgaria (6–4)
- Lost to Australia (2–4)
- Lost to Italy (3–4)
- Lost to Romania (8–11) → 10th place
- Team Roster
Heavyweight (100–110 kg)
Bantamweight (–56 kg)
Flyweight (–52 kg)
Middle Heavyweight (82.5–90 kg)
Lightweight (60–67.5 kg)
Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight (82–90 kg)
Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90–100 kg)
Greco-Roman Flyweight (48–52 kg)
Freestyle Featherweight (57–62 kg)
- Georgios Khatziioannidis – Bronze Medal
Greco-Roman Featherweight (57–62 kg)
- Stelios Mygiakis – Gold Medal
Triplehanded Keelboat
- Aristidis Rapanakis – Bronze Medal
- Anastasios Gavrilis – Bronze Medal
- Tasos Bountouris – Bronze Medal
Singlehanded Dinghy (Finn Class)
Mixed Skeet
Mixed 50m Rifle, Prone
Coxless Pairs
Single Sculls
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics".
- ^ "Olympics' Original Site in Greece Offered as the Permanent Home". The New York Times. 3 February 1980.