Greece competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports.[1] Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
| Greece at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
in Munich  West Germany | |
| Competitors | 60 (58 men and 2 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Khristos Papanikolaou |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver
|
Ilias Khatzipavlis | Sailing | Finn | September 8 |
| Silver
|
Petros Galaktopoulos | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | September 10 |
Athletics
edit- Final — 49.66 (→ 6th place)
- Quarterfinals — 47.22 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Heat — 3:43.8
- Semifinals — 3:43.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.15m (→ 12th place)
- Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
editMen's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Nicolas Aquilino (PHI), 5:0
- Third Round — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), 0:5
Fencing
editThree fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1972.
Sailing
edit- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Ilias Hatzipavlis | Finn | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 71.0 | 
| |
| Anastasios Batistas Antonios Bonas Khristos Bonas |
Flying Dutchman | 17 | 20 | 10 | DNF | 17 | 9 | 137.0 | 22 | |
| loannis Giapalakis Panayotis Michail loannis Kioussis |
Dragon | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | — | 91.0 | 17 | |
Shooting
editFive male shooters represented Greece in 1972.
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Lakis Georgiou | Skeet | 192 | 8 |
| Dimitrios Kotronis | 50 m pistol | 539 | 38 |
| Lambis Manthos | 50 metre rifle prone | 593 | 27 |
| Ioannis Skarafingas | 593 | 26 | |
| Panagiotis Xanthakos | Skeet | 190 | 21 |
Swimming
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dimitrios Karydis | 100 metre butterfly | 1:00.06 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Theodoros Koutoumanis | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:12.05 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Dimitrios Theodoropoulos | 400 metre freestyle | 4:30.54 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 metre freestyle | 16:17.61 | DQ | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eleni Avlonitou | 400 metre freestyle | 4:52.10 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 metre freestyle | 10:10.88 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre medley | 2:39.10 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre medley | 5:32.49 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mairi Ioannidou | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:21.705 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:53.53 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
Water polo
editPool B
edit| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| West Germany
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
 Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
 Australia
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
 Greece
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece
|
7-7 | Australia
|
3-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece
|
1-6 | Hungary
|
0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| 30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany
|
8-3 | Greece
|
3-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece
|
2-6 | Netherlands
|
1-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Eleftherios Stefanoudakis | 67.5 kg | 117.5 | 21 | 120 | 11 | 142.5 | 18 | 380 | 17 |
| Panagiotis Spyrou | 75 kg | 145 | 13 | 117.5 | 18 | 167.5 | 10 | 430 | 12 |
| Khristos Iakovou | 82.5 kg | 170 | 2 | 137.5 | 8 | 187.5 | 3 | 490 | 5 |
| Nikos Iliadis | 90 kg | 155 | 11 | 135 | 12 | 180 | 10 | 470 | 11 |
Wrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Greece at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2011-02-13.