Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.
| Greece at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | GRE |
| NPC | Hellenic Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 44th |
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| Winter appearances | |
Greek competitors have won 104 medals, 20 of which gold, and Greece currently ranks 44th in the all-time Summer Paralympic Games. Greece's participation in the Winter Paralympics has been essentially symbolic; it was represented by a single athlete in 2002 and 2006, and by two competitors in 2010. The nation hosted the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The best Paralympic performance of Greece was in the 2008 Summer Games, when the nation finished 20th with 5 gold medals and 24 in total. The top medal-producing sports have been swimming and athletics, while boccia, powerlifting and wheelchair fencing are the other sports that Greece has also won medals in.
Medal Tables edit
Medals by Summer Games edit
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1976 Toronto |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –[1] |
 1980 Arnhem |
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35[2] |
 1984 New York/ Stoke Mandeville |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −[3] |
 1988 Seoul |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43[4] |
 1992 Barcelona-Madrid |
7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 48[5] |
| 1996 Atlanta |
16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 45[6] |
 2000 Sydney |
42 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 33[7] |
 2004 Athens |
124 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 34[8] |
 2008 Beijing |
69 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 20[9] |
| 2012 London |
61 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 44[10] |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
60 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24[11] |
 2020 Tokyo |
43 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 51[12] |
 2024 Paris |
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| 2028 Los Angeles |
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| Total | 20 | 41 | 44 | 105 | 44 | |
Medals by sport edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Swimming | 10 | 17 | 14 | 41 |
 Athletics | 8 | 18 | 24 | 50 |
 Boccia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Wheelchair fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 20 | 40 | 44 | 104 |
Medalists edit
Top medalists edit
The table below lists the top Paralympic medalists for Greece, sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals.
| Athlete | Sport | Games | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charalampos Taiganidis | Swimming
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2004–2008–2012 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Konstantinos Fykas | Swimming
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1996–2000–2004 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Christos Tampaxis | Swimming
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2004–2008–2012 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Grigorios Polychronidis | Boccia
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2008–2012–2016–2020 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Georgios Kapellakis | Swimming
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2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Athanasios Konstantinidis | Athletics
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2016–2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Paschalis Stathelakos | Athletics
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2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pavlos Mamalos | Powerlifting
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2008–2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Toronto 1976 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Arnhem 1980 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Seoul 1988 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Sydney 2000 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Athens 2004 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "London 2012 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - MedalStandings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Medal Standings". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-05.