Greece at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Greece at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeGRE
NPCHellenic Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.gr
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors37[1] in 10 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Theodora Paschalidou
Manolis Stefanoudakis
Flag bearers (closing)Alexandra Stamatopoulou
Antonios Tsapatakis
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
13
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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, three silver and seven bronze medals. Another notable achievement 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]

Medalists

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

The 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

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

Greek 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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's club throw F32 38.65 PB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Konstantinos Tzounis Men's discus throw F56 41.32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)


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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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

Greece 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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 Africa
W 10–0
 Brazil
W 4–1
1 Q  Argentina
L 4–5
Did not advance 5

Cycling

Greece 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

Greece 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

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

Theodora 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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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

Greece 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

Greece 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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

Greece 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  
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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  
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

References

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