Greece competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, that took place from 28 August to 8 September. The Greek team won 13 medals all together. Three of them gold medals, 3 silver and 7 bronze medals. Another notable achievments were the back-to-back win by Nasos Gavelas, the first Greek to do it and Grigoris Polychronidis who won his 7th medal in the BC3 category of boccia .[2][3]
| Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | GRE |
| NPC | Hellenic Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 37[1] in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Theodora Paschalidou Manolis Stefanoudakis |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Alexandra Stamatopoulou Antonios Tsapatakis |
| Medals Ranked 33rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold
|
Athanasios Konstantinidis | Athletics | Men's shot put F32 | 3 September |
| Gold
|
Athanasios Ghavelas Guide: Ioannis Nyfantopoulos |
Athletics | Men's 100 m T11 | 5 September |
| Gold
|
Alexandra Stamatopoulou | Swimming | Women's 50 m backststroke S4 | 7 September |
 Silver |
Lida-Maria Manthopoulou | Athletics | 100 metres T38 | 31 August |
| Silver |
Athanasios Konstantinidis | Athletics | Men's club throw F32 | 31 August |
| Silver |
Antonios Tsapatakis | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB4 | 2 September |
 Bronze |
Christina Gkentzou | Taekwondo | Women's 65 kg | 30 August |
| Bronze |
Eleni Papastamatopoulou | Taekwondo | Women's +65 kg | 31 August |
| Bronze |
Grigorios Polychronidis | Boccia | Men's individual BC3 | 1 September |
| Bronze |
Konstantinos Tzounis | Athletics | Men's discus throw F56 | 2 September |
| Bronze
|
Lazaros Stefanidis | Athletics | Men's shot put F32 | 3 September |
| Bronze |
Manolis Stefanoudakis | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F54 | 6 September |
| Bronze |
Theodora Paschalidou | Judo | Women's 70kg J1 | 6 September |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Boccia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 37 |
Archery
edit- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Dorothea Poimenidou | Individual Recurve Open | 588 SB | 5 | Bye |  Rahimi (IRI)L 0-6 |
Did not advance | |||
Athletics
editGreek track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men's track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Athanasios Ghavelas Guide: Ioannis Nyfantopoulos |
Men's 100 m T11 | 11.16 | 1 Q | 11.08 | 1 Q | 11.02 SB |
|
| Michail Seitis | Men's 200 m T64 | 23.32 | 7 q | — | 23.15 | 5 | |
| Stylianos Malakopoulos | Men's 400 m T62 | — | 52.76 PB | 7 | |||
- Men's field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Athanasios Prodromou | Men's long jump T20 | 6.95 | 7 |
| Efstratios Nikolaidis | Men's shot put F20 | 15.66 SB | 7 |
| Grigorios Ntislis | Men's discus throw F52 | 11.89 | 10 [4] |
| Athanasios Konstantinidis | Men's shot put F32 | 11.92 AR |
|
| Men's club throw F32 | 38.65 PB |
| |
| Dimitrios Zisidis | Men's shot put F32 | 8.88 | 6 |
| Men's club throw F32 | 23.90 | 9 | |
| Lazaros Stefanidis | Men's shot put F32 | 9.84 |
|
| Men's club throw F32 | 36.87 | 5 | |
| Stylianos Malakopoulos | Men's long jump T64 | 6.81 | 7 |
| Manolis Stefanoudakis | Men's javelin throw F54 | 30.13 |
|
| Konstantinos Tzounis | Men's discus throw F56 | 41.32 |
|
- Women's track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lida-Maria Manthopoulou | 100 metres T38 | 12.53 PB | 3 Q | 12.49 PB |
|
- Women's field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | |||
| Zoi Mantoudi | Shot put F20 | 13.20 SB | 9 | |
| Tania Keramyda | Javelin throw F56 | 21.96 | 4 | |
Boccia
editGreece entered two athletes into the Paralympics games in the BC3, by winning the silver medal in the mixed pairs event for BC3, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Grigorios Polychronidis | Men's individual BC3 |  Menard (FRA)W 5–2 |
 Arita (JPN)W 9–0 |
 Carvalho (BRA)L 1–4 |
1 Q |  Choochuenklin (THA)W 4–1 |
 Michel (AUS)L 1–6 |
 Iskrzycki (POL)W 4*–4 |
|
| Anna Ntenta | Women's individual BC3 |  Ferrando (ARG)L 2–8 |
Ichinoe (JPN) L 0–8 |
 Callupe (PER)W 5–4 |
3 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Chrysi Morfi Metzou | Women's individual BC4 |  Arambasic (CRO)W 5–4 |
 Aller Mayo (ESP)W 7–0 |
 Chica (COL)L 3–10 |
2 Q |  Mat Salim (MAS)L 0–7 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Grigorios Polychronidis Anna Ntenta |
Mixed pairs BC3 |  South AfricaW 10–0 |
Brazil W 4–1 |
— | 1 Q | Argentina L 4–5 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
Cycling
editGreece sent one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Nikolaos Papagelis | Men's road race C1-3 | 1:56:08 | 14 |
| Men's time trial C2 | 20:12.32 | 4 | |
Equestrian
editGreece entered two para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
- Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Michail Kalarakis | Eros CS | Individual championship test grade I | 66.250 | 18 |
Powerlifting
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Attempt | Result | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Dimitrios Bakochristos | −54 kg | 166 | 169 | 170 | 170 | 7 |
| Paschalis Kouloumoglou | −59 kg | 176 | 181 x | 181 | 181 | 6 |
Judo
editTheodora Paschalidou and Emmanouella Masourou have qualified for the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Theodora Paschalidou | Women's 70 kg J1 | Bye |  Lauria (ITA)W 10–00 |
Souza de Freitas (BRA) L 1–10 |
Bye |  Lkhaijav (MGL)W 10–00 |
|
| Emmanouela Masourou | Women's 48 kg J1 | Bye |  Nikolaychyk (UKR)L 10–00 |
— | Togtokhbayar (MGL) W 10–00 |
 Tasin (TUR)L 00–10 |
5 |
Shooting
editGreece entered one para-shooter after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sotirios Galogavros | R1 Men's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 | 620.4 | 5 Q | 120.5 | 8 |
| R7 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1150 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sotirios Galogavros | R6 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 618 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Panagiotis Giannoukaris | R4 Mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 | 625.2 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| R5 Mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 | 618.4 | 36 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
editGreece secured one quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dimitrios Karypidis | Men's 50m backstroke S1 | — | 1:31.50 | 5 | |
| Men's 100m backstroke S1 | — | 3:18.09 | 4 | ||
| Nikolaos Kontou | Men's 50m backstroke S1 | — | 1:37.48 | 6 | |
| Men's 100m backstroke S1 | — | 3:49.31 | 5 | ||
| Ioannis Kostakis | Men's 50m freestyle S3 | 1:02.32 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 200m freestyle S3 | 4:35.61 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 50m breaststroke SB2 | — | 1:14.00 | 7 | ||
| Men's 150m individual medley SM3 | 3:47.16 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexandros-Stylianos Lergios | Men's 50m freestyle S5 | 38.00 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100m freestyle S5 | 1:23.01 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 50m butterfly S5 | 40.56 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Dimosthenis Michalentzakis | Men's 100 m freestyle S8 | 59.44 | 4 Q | 59.75 | 6 |
| Men's 100 m butterfly S8 | 1:06.63 | 7 Q | DQ | ||
| Men's 200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:30.51 | 6 Q | 2:25.97 | 4 | |
| Antonios Tsapatakis | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB4 | 1:37.00 | 2 Q | 1:36.16 |
|
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Areti Aravela Spyridou | 50 m backstroke S2 | 1:46.04 PB | 10 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke S2 | 3:45.65 PB | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexandra Stamatopoulou | 50m backstroke S4 | — | 50.12 |
| |
| 50m freestyle S4 | 47.73 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Maria Tziveleki | 200 m individual medley SM5 | 4:17.39 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m freestyle S5 | 3:28.19 PB | 15 | Did not advance | ||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alexandros-Stylianos Lergios, Antonios Tsapatakis Alexandra Stamatopoulou, Maria Tziveleki |
Mixed relay 4 x 50 m freestyle 20pts |
2:52.59 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Alexandra Stamatopoulou, Antonios Tsapatakis Alexandros-Stylianos Lergios, Maria Tziveleki |
Mixed relay 4 x 50 m medley 20pts |
3:03.98 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Taekwondo
editGreece entered one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Eleni Papastamatopoulou qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of her gold medal results in women's +65 kg classes, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Eleni Papastamatopoulou | Women's +65 kg |  Kyeremaa (GHA)W 24-7 |
 Naimova (UZB)L 5-12 |
Did not advance | Santiago Moreno (ESP) W 11-7 |
 Fernanda Vargas (MEX)W 36-9 |
|
| Christina Gkentzou | Women's 65 kg | Zewar (POL) W 22-0 |
Silva de Moura (BRA) L 7-11 |
Did not advance | Secil (TUR) W 23-2 |
 Yao (CHN)W 14-4 |
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2024: Αναχώρησε για το Παρίσι η ελληνική Παραολυμπιακή ομάδα". 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Greece secured 13 medals at the Paris Paralympics, including three golds | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Boccia legend Polychronidis earns his seventh Paralympics medal | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/results/para-athletics/men-s-discus-throw---f52/fnl-000100--
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Quota Allocation after New Delhi" (PDF). Paralympics. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "European Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Results". European Taekwondo Union. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.