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How many medals did Greece win in the last Olympics?
six medals
Greece returned home from Rio de Janeiro with six medals (three gold, one silver, and two bronze), a vast improvement on the nation’s overall medal tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London….Medalists.
| Medal | Silver |
|---|---|
| Name | Spyridon Gianniotis |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Men’s 10 km open water |
| Date | 16 August |
When was the last time Greece won the Olympics?
2004
The final medal tally was led by the United States, followed by China and Russia with host nation Greece at 15th place….2004 Summer Olympics.
| Emblem of the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Athens, Greece |
| Athletes | 10,625 (6,296 men, 4,329 women) |
| Events | 301 in 28 sports (40 disciplines) |
| Opening | 13 August |
Who Won the ancient Greek Olympics?
Coroebus of Elis
List of Olympic winners in the Archaic period
| Olympiad | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 776 BC | Coroebus of Elis |
| 2nd | 772 BC | Antimachus of Elis (or of Dyspontium) |
| 3rd | 768 BC | Androcles of Messenia (or Androclos) |
| 4th | 764 BC | Polychares of Messenia |
Did Greece win any metals?
Greece won two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. The nation’s top prizes came in from the men’s single sculls rowing — where Stefanos Ntouskos broke the Olympic record with his time — and the men’s long jump, where Miltiadis Tentoglou pulled off a shocking upset.
When was the last time Greece won a gold medal?
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | 140 | 4 |
| 2004 Athens | 426 | 6 |
| 2008 Beijing | 156 | 0 |
| 2012 London | 103 | 0 |
Can Greece host the Olympics again?
* Tokyo hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021….Host cities for Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
| City | Athens |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Year | 1896 |
| Opening ceremony | 6 April 1896 |
| Closing ceremony | 15 April 1896 |
What are the sports that Greece has won medals for?
Gymnastics, shooting and wrestling are the other sports that have produced ten or more medals for Greece. In the inaugural 1896 Olympics, Greece finished second in the medal counts, but won the most medals in total, in their best Olympic performance.
Who was the first Greek woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Voula Patoulidou was the first Greek female athlete to win a gold Olympic medal in 1992. The tables below list the top Olympic medalists for Greece, sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals. There is confusion about certain results and medals in the first Summer Olympics of 1896.
When is Greece going to be in the Olympics?
Greece is scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August 2020. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition,…
Who are the best Greek athletes of all time?
The athletes are shown in order by the number of total medals won; in case of the same number of total medals they are sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals. Pyrros Dimas is the top Greek Olympic medalist having won three gold and one bronze medal in weightlifting.