Greece competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Of the five nations that have been to every Summer Games (the others being Australia, Britain, France and Switzerland), Greece was the only one to compete under its national flag at Moscow, as the other five and several other nations competed under the Olympic flag (New Zealand flew the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) in protest of the USSR's involvement in the Afghan Civil War.
| Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow Soviet Union | |
| Competitors | 43 (40 men/3 women) |
| Flag bearer | Ilias Khatzipavlis |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Gold
- Stelios Mygiakis – Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Bronze
- Georgios Khatziioannidis – Wrestling, Men's freestyle Featherweight
- Tasos Boudouris, Tasos Gavrilis and Aristidis Rapanakis – Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition
Results by event
Men's 100 metres
- Lambros Kefalas
- Heat – 10.70
- Quarterfinals – 10.62 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Nikolaos Angelopoulos
- Heat – 21.98 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Michael Koussis
- Final – 2:18:02 (→ 20th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Aristidis Karageorgos
- Final – 1:36:53.4 (→ 15th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Aristidis Karageorgos
- Final – 4:24:36 (→ 12th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Dimitrios Delifotis
- Qualification – 7.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Maroula Lambrou
- Qualifying Round – 6.37 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Sofia Sakorafa
- Qualification – no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Netherlands (7–8)
- Lost to Romania (4–6)
- Lost to Hungary (5–8)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Defeated Sweden (9–5)
- Defeated Bulgaria (6–4)
- Lost to Australia (2–4)
- Lost to Italy (3–4)
- Lost to Romania (8–11) → 10th place
- Team Roster
- Ioannis Vossos
- Thomas Karalogos
- Sotirios Stathakis
- Spyros Kapralos
- Kiriakos Giannopoulos
- Aris Kefalogiannis
- Ioannis Garifallos
- Andreas Gounas
- Antonios Aronis
- Markellos Sitarenios
- Ioannis Giannouris
Heavyweight (100–110 kg)
- Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis
Bantamweight (–56 kg)
- Ioannis-Sidiropoulos
Flyweight (–52 kg)
- Ioannis Katsaidonis
Middle Heavyweight (82.5–90 kg)
- Nikos Iliadis
Lightweight (60–67.5 kg)
- Pavlos Lespouridis
Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight (82–90 kg)
- Georgios Pozidis
Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90–100 kg)
- Georgios Pozidis
Greco-Roman Flyweight (48–52 kg)
- Charalambos Cholidis
Freestyle Featherweight (57–62 kg)
- Georgios Khatziioannidis – Bronze Medal
Greco-Roman Featherweight (57–62 kg)
- Stelios Mygiakis – Gold Medal
Triplehanded Keelboat
- Aristidis Rapanakis – Bronze Medal
- Anastasios Gavrilis – Bronze Medal
- Tasos Bountouris – Bronze Medal
Singlehanded Dinghy (Finn Class)
- Ilias Khatzipavlis
Mixed Skeet
- Petros Pappas
- Rodolfos Georgios-Alexakos
Mixed 50m Rifle, Prone
- Athanasios Papageorgiou
Coxless Pairs
- Georgios Kourkoumbas
- Nikolaos Ioannidis
Single Sculls
- Kostas Kontomanolis
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