Greece competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2] As the founding nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony.[3] Greece has yet to win a medal in the Winter Olympics.
| Greece at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
in Beijing,  China4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 5 (2 men and 3 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Apostolos Angelis Maria Ntanou |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Ioannis Antoniou |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Apostolos Angelis and Maria Ntanou were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Alpine skiing
editBy meeting the basic qualification standards Greece qualified one male and one female alpine skier.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ioannis Antoniou | Men's giant slalom | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Men's slalom | 59.48 | 36 | 54.81 | 28 | 1:54.29 | 29 | |
| Maria Tsiovolou | Women's giant slalom | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Women's slalom | DNF | did not advance | |||||
Cross-country skiing
editGreece qualified one male and two female cross-country skiers.[7]
Due to high winds and adverse weather conditions, the men's 50 km freestyle competition on 19 February was shortened to 28.4 km.[8]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Apostolos Angelis | Men's 50 km freestyle | 1:34:04.2 | +22:31.5 | 59 |
| Maria Ntanou | Women's 10 km classical | 37:39.4 | +9:33.1 | 88 |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | LAP | 61 | ||
| Nefeli Tita | Women's 10 km classical | 42:12.1 | +14:05.8 | 98 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Apostolos Angelis | Men's sprint | 3:20.87 | 83 | did not advance | |||||
| Maria Ntanou | Women's sprint | 4:04.66 | 89 | did not advance | |||||
| Nefeli Tita | 4:14.48 | 87 | did not advance | ||||||
| Maria Ntanou Nefeli Tita |
Women's team sprint | — | LAP (4 laps) | 13 | Did not advance | =23 | |||
References
edit- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Gaines, Cork; Davis, Scott (9 February 2018). "Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined". Business Insider. New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ O'connor, Philip (2022-02-19). "Cross-country skiing-Men's 50km race delayed, shortened to 28.4 km due to high winds". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-19.