Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greece at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Greece at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GRE
NOC	Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Paris, France
Competitors	39
Flag bearer	Christos Vrettos
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	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; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 9 sports.^[2] Greek athletes did not win any medals, but the gold medal was awarded to sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis for his work Discobole Finlandais. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948. A copy of Dimitriadis's sculpture is situated opposite the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

**Discobole Finlandais** by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Athens, Greece. The original sculpture is in Randall's Island Park, New York City

Athletics

Twelve athletes represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vyron Athanasiadis	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
Vyron Athanasiadis	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Stelios Benardis	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-3
Stelios Benardis	Decathlon	N/A						5189.160	24
Dimitrios Karabatis	Shot put	N/A				10.955	10	did not advance
Dimitrios Karabatis	Discus throw	N/A				No mark	13	did not advance
Argyris Karagiannis	Pole vault	N/A				3.20	7	did not advance
Antonios Karyofyllis	High jump	N/A				1.70	7	did not advance
Alexandros Kranis	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	7	did not advance
	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Konstantinos Pantelidis	100 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	6	did not advance
	Long jump	N/A				5.94	10	did not advance
Alexandros Papafingos	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
Alexandros Papafingos	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Iraklis Sakellaropoulos	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Ioannis Talianos	110 m hurdles	N/A		16.3	4	did not advance
Ioannis Talianos	400 m hurdles	N/A		58.0	3	did not advance
Christos Vrettos	Shot put	N/A				13.125	3	did not advance
Georgios Zacharopoulos	Discus throw	N/A				34.02	11	did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A				51.17	8	did not advance
	Pentathlon	N/A						did not finish
Argyris Karagiannis Konstantinos Pantelidis Alexandros Papafingos Ioannis Talianos	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		46.1	2 Q	45.2	4	did not advance

Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dionysios Vasilopoulos	100 m freestyle	1:12.0	4	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	6:21.4	3	did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	26:17.4	4	did not advance

Water polo

Greece made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster

First round

Czechoslovakia

6–1

Greece

Piscine des Tourelles

Boxing

A single boxer represented Greece at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gneftos lost his only bout.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Emmanouil Gneftos	Welterweight	Petersen (DEN) L	did not advance				17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Denmark	0	1	.000

Total	0	1	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	1	.000
Round of 16	0	0	–
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–

Total	0	1	.000

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Theodoros Foustanos	Épée	2–6	7	N/A		did not advance
Theodoros Foustanos	Foil	0–3	4	did not advance
Ioannis Georgiadis	Sabre	N/A				1–6	8	did not advance
Konstantinos Kotzias	Sabre	N/A				3–2	2 Q	1–7	9	did not advance
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos	Épée	4–5	7	N/A		did not advance
Tryfon Triantafyllakos	Épée	5–4	3 Q	N/A		3–7	9	did not advance
Ioannis Georgiadis Konstantinos Kotzias Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Tryfon Triantafyllakos	Team sabre	0–2	3	N/A		did not advance
Konstantinos Kotzias Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Evangelos Skotidas Tryfon Triantafyllakos	Team épée	0–2	3	N/A		did not advance

Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Gerasimos Anagnostou	600 m free rifle	82	24
Georgios Moraitinis	25 m rapid fire pistol	14	37
Georgios Moraitinis	50 m rifle, prone	364	58
Alexandros Theofilakis	25 m rapid fire pistol	16	21
	50 m rifle, prone	358	60
	600 m free rifle	74	48
Ioannis Theofilakis	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	40
	50 m rifle, prone	376	41
	600 m free rifle	78	41
Georgios Vafeiadis	25 m rapid fire pistol	7	53
Andreas Vikhos	600 m free rifle	81	31
Georgios Anitsas Georgios Moraitinis Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis Andreas Vikhos	Team free rifle	526	12

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pantelis Papadopoulos	Singles	Cattaruzza (ARG) L 5–7, 5–7, 1–6	did not advance
Avgoustos Zerlentis	Singles	Bye	Fyzee (IND) W 6–3, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 0–6, 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Pantelis Papadopoulos Avgoustos Zerlentis	Doubles	—	Bye	del Canto / Lozano (MEX) W 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	J. Alonso / M. Alonso (ESP) L 2–6, 7–9, 4–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga	Singles	Bye	Polley (IND) L 6–1, 3–6, 2–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga Avgoustos Zerlentis	Doubles	Dahl / Langaard (NOR) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Wightman / Williams (USA) L 2–6, 1–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Vasilios Pavlidis	Lightweight	Rękawek (POL) L	Askehave (DEN) L	did not advance				—		=20
Georgios Zervinis	Bantamweight	Martinsen (NOR) L	van Maaren (NED) L	did not advance				—		=17

References

^ "Flagbearers for Greece". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Greece at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

Official Olympic Reports

[1] "Flagbearers for Greece". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[sports-reference-2] "Greece at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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