Greece competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games in London, 65 men and 38 women, to compete in 19 sports. Men's water polo was the only team event in which Greece was represented at these Olympic Games.
As the progenitor nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony, led by taekwondo jin Alexandros Nikolaidis, two-time Olympic silver medalist in men's super heavyweight division.
Greece failed to win a gold or a silver medal for the first time since 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Only two bronze medals were awarded to the team: one in judo, by Ilias Iliadis, an Olympic gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the other in rowing, by Alexandra Tsiavou (sixth in Beijing), and Christina Giazitzidou.
Several athletes missed out of the medal standings in the finals, including swimmer Spyridon Gianniotis (fourth in the open water marathon), the Men's coxle four team (finished in the fourth place), Vassiliki Vougiouka (missed out the semi-finals in fencing), sailor Byron Kokkalanis, (sixth in men's windsurfing) and gymnast Vasileios Tsolakidis (sixth in men's parallel bars).
Medalists
Archery
Greece qualified one archer.
Athletics
Greek athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
- Men
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Women
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Canoeing
Slalom
Greece has qualified boats for the following events
Cycling
Road
Track
- Sprint
- Keirin
Mountain biking
Diving
Fencing
Greece qualified 1 fencer.
Gymnastics
Artistic
Greece qualified three athletes.
- Men
- Women
Rhythmic
Judo
Greece qualified 2 judokas.
Rowing
Greece qualified the following boats.
- Men
- Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Greece qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
- Men
- Women
- Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Greece qualified for three quota places in shooting;
Swimming
Greek swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
- Men
- Women
Synchronized swimming
Greece qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.
Table tennis
Greece qualified two athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Kalinikos Kreanga and Panagiotis Gionis qualified for the men's event.
Taekwondo
Alexandros Nikolaidis had ensured a quota place for Greece in the men's 80 kg by reaching the top 3 of the 2011 WTF World Qualification Tournament.
Volleyball
Beach
Water polo
Greece has qualified a men's team.
Men's tournament
- Team roster
The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- Head coach: Dragan Andrić
- Group play
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Greece qualified in the following events.
- Men's freestyle
- Women's freestyle
References
External links
- Website of Greek Olympic Committee and Team Greece
