Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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

Greece at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GRE
NOC	Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Paris,  France
Competitors	39
Flag bearer	Christos Vrettos[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vyron Athanasiadis	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Stelios Benardis	Pentathlon	N/A						Elim-3
	Decathlon	N/A						5189.160	24
Dimitrios Karabatis	Shot put	N/A				10.955	10	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A				No mark	13	did not advance
Argyris Karagiannis	Pole vault	N/A				3.20	7	did not advance
Antonios Karyofyllis	High jump	N/A				1.70	7	did not advance
Alexandros Kranis	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	7	did not advance
	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Konstantinos Pantelidis	100 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	6	did not advance
	Long jump	N/A				5.94	10	did not advance
Alexandros Papafingos	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Iraklis Sakellaropoulos	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Ioannis Talianos	110 m hurdles	N/A		16.3	4	did not advance
	400 m hurdles	N/A		58.0	3	did not advance
Christos Vrettos	Shot put	N/A				13.125	3	did not advance
Georgios Zacharopoulos	Discus throw	N/A				34.02	11	did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A				51.17	8	did not advance
	Pentathlon	N/A						did not finish
Argyris Karagiannis Konstantinos Pantelidis Alexandros Papafingos Ioannis Talianos	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		46.1	2 Q	45.2	4	did not advance

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dionysios Vasilopoulos	100 m freestyle	1:12.0	4	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	6:21.4	3	did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	26:17.4	4	did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greece made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

Roster

• Theodorakis Anastassios
• Andreas Asimakopoulos
• Nikolaos Mavrokordatos Baltatzis
• Georgios Chalkiopoulos
• Nikolaos Kaloudis
• Christos Peppas
• Pantelis Psychas
• Dionysios Vassilopoulos
• E. Vlassis
• C. Vourvoulis

First round

	Czechoslovakia	6–1	Greece	Piscine des Tourelles

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Emmanouil Gneftos	Welterweight	Petersen (DEN) L	did not advance				17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Denmark 0 1 .000 Total 0 1 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 0 – Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 1 .000

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Theodoros Foustanos	Épée	2–6	7	N/A		did not advance
	Foil	0–3	4	did not advance
Ioannis Georgiadis	Sabre	N/A				1–6	8	did not advance
Konstantinos Kotzias	Sabre	N/A				3–2	2 Q	1–7	9	did not advance
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos	Épée	4–5	7	N/A		did not advance
Tryfon Triantafyllakos	Épée	5–4	3 Q	N/A		3–7	9	did not advance
Ioannis Georgiadis Konstantinos Kotzias Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Tryfon Triantafyllakos	Team sabre	0–2	3	N/A		did not advance
Konstantinos Kotzias Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Evangelos Skotidas[a] Tryfon Triantafyllakos	Team épée	0–2	3	N/A		did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Gerasimos Anagnostou	600 m free rifle	82	24
Georgios Moraitinis	25 m rapid fire pistol	14	37
	50 m rifle, prone	364	58
Alexandros Theofilakis	25 m rapid fire pistol	16	21
	50 m rifle, prone	358	60
	600 m free rifle	74	48
Ioannis Theofilakis	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	40
	50 m rifle, prone	376	41
	600 m free rifle	78	41
Georgios Vafeiadis	25 m rapid fire pistol	7	53
Andreas Vikhos	600 m free rifle	81	31
Georgios Anitsas Georgios Moraitinis Alexandros Theofilakis Ioannis Theofilakis Andreas Vikhos	Team free rifle	526	12

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pantelis Papadopoulos	Singles	Cattaruzza (ARG) L 5–7, 5–7, 1–6	did not advance
Avgoustos Zerlentis	Singles	Bye	Fyzee (IND) W 6–3, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 0–6, 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Pantelis Papadopoulos Avgoustos Zerlentis	Doubles	—	Bye	del Canto / Lozano (MEX) W 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	J. Alonso / M. Alonso (ESP) L 2–6, 7–9, 4–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga	Singles	Bye	Polley (IND) L 6–1, 3–6, 2–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lena Valaoritou-Skaramaga Avgoustos Zerlentis	Doubles	Dahl / Langaard (NOR) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–2	Wightman / Williams (USA) L 2–6, 1–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Vasilios Pavlidis	Lightweight	Rękawek (POL) L	Askehave (DEN) L	did not advance				—		=20
Georgios Zervinis	Bantamweight	Martinsen (NOR) L	van Maaren (NED) L	did not advance				—		=17

Notes

1. born 1895, date of death unknown; also competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics; father of the 1948 Olympic fencer Andreas Skotidas^[3]