Greece_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics

Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Greece competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 9 sports.[2] Greek athletes did not win any medals, but the gold medal was awarded to sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis for his work Discobole Finlandais. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948. A copy of Dimitriadis's sculpture is situated opposite the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

Discobole Finlandais by Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Athens, Greece. The original sculpture is in Randall's Island Park, New York City

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Athletics

Twelve athletes represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.

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Aquatics

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
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Water polo

Greece made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster
First round
Czechoslovakia  61  Greece Piscine des Tourelles

Boxing

A single boxer represented Greece at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gneftos lost his only bout.

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Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

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Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.

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Tennis

Men
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Women
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Mixed
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Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Men's
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References

  1. "Flagbearers for Greece". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. "Greece at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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