Greece at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | GRE | ||||||||
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 44 (44 men and 0 women) in 7 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Khristos Papanikolaou | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 42nd |
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Greece competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 44 competitors, all men, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medalists
Further information: 1968 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1968 Summer Olympics medal winners
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze |
Galaktopoulos, PetrosPetros Galaktopoulos | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg | October 26 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Christos Papanikolaou, pole vault (5,35 m): 4th place
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Seven shooters, all men, represented Greece in 1968.
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Netherlands (5:9)
- Lost to Japan (7:8)
- Defeated United Arab Republic (7:6)
- Lost to East Germany (4:11)
- Lost to Mexico (8:11)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (1:11)
- Lost to Italy (2:6)
- Classification Matches
- 13th/14th place: Lost to Brazil (2:5) → Fourteenth place
- Team Roster
- Andreas Garifallos
- Dimitrios Kougevetopoulos
- Georgios Palikaris
- Georgios Theodorakopoulos
- Ioannis Palios
- Ioannis Thimaras
- Kyriakos Iosifidis
- Nikolaos Tsangas
- Panagiotis Mathioudakis
- Panagiotis Mikhalos
- Thomas Karalogos
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Greece at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
External links
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