Greece at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Greece competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. At the closing ceremony, a Greek segment was performed, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Athens four years later. Two Greek flags were also hoisted in preparation for the handover, with the Greek national anthem played twice.
| Greece at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 140 (82 men and 58 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Greece finished in 17th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and 13 medals overall. These were the most successful Olympic Games for Greece in which it was not the host nation.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Konstantinos Kenteris | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
| Gold | Michail Mouroutsos | Taekwondo | Men's -58 kg |
| Gold | Pyrros Dimas | Weightlifting | Men's light heavyweight (-85 kg) |
| Gold | Kakhi Kakhiashvili | Weightlifting | Men's middle heavyweight (-94 kg) |
 Silver | Ekaterini Thanou | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Silver | Anastasia Kelesidou | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Mirela Maniani | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | Dimosthenis Tampakos | Gymnastics | Men's rings |
| Silver | Leonidas Sampanis | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight (-62 kg) |
| Silver | Viktor Mitrou | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight (-77 kg) |
 Bronze | Eirini Aindili Evangelia Christodoulou Maria Georgatou Zacharoula Karyami Charikleia Pantazi Anna Pollatou | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic team |
| Bronze | Ioanna Khatziioannou | Weightlifting | Women's -63 kg |
| Bronze | Amiran Kardanov | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight (-54 kg) |
Archery
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Evangelia Psarra | Women's individual | 618 | =44 |  Bolotova (RUS) (21)L 161–154 |
Did Not Advance | |||||
Athletics
Men Men's 100 m
- Round 1 – 10.34
- Round 2 – 10.29 (did not advance)
- Round 1 – DNS (did not advance)
Men's 200 m
- Round 1 – 20.57
- Round 2 – 20.14
- Semifinal – 20.2
- Final – 20.09 (gold medal)
- Round 1 – 21.1 (did not advance)
- Round 1 – DNS (did not advance)
Men's 400 m
- Round 1 – 46.38 (did not advance)
Men's 800 m
- Round 1 – 01:47.96 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Round 1 – 50.2 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m
- Round 1 – 39.21
- Semifinal – 38.82 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m
- Round 1 – 03:06.50 (did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Round 1 – 09:19.14 (did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualifying – 18.13 (did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualifying – 88.41
- Final – 86.53 (6th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying – 76.61
- Final – 73.30 (12th place)
- Qualifying – 74.02 (did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualifying – 7.44 (did not advance)
- Qualifying – NM (did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualifying – 16.00 (did not advance)
- Qualifying – 14.15 (did not advance)
- Qualifying – NM (did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualifying – DNS (did not advance)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final – DNF
- Final – DNF
Men's marathon
- Final – 2:26:55 (63rd place)
Men's Decathlon
- 100 m – 10.74
- Long Jump – 7.16
- Shot Put – 13.70
- High Jump – 1.97
- 400 m – 53.57
- 100 m Hurdles – DNS
- Discus Throw – DNS
- Pole Vault – DNS
Women's Competition
Women's 100 m
- Round 1 – 11.10
- Round 2 – 10.99
- Semifinal – 11.10
- Final – 11.12 (silver medal)
- Round 1 – 11.65 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m
- Round 1 – 23.53 (did not advance)
Women's 5,000 m
- Round 1 – 15:46.48 (did not advance)
Women's 10,000 m
- Round 1 – DNS (did not advance)
Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Round 1 – 01:01.59 (did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m
- Round 1 – 43.46
- Semifinal – 43.53 (did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
- Qualifying – 18.56
- Final – 18.63 (7th place)
Women's Discus
- Qualifying – 63.64
- Final – 65.71 (silver medal)
- Qualifying – 61.59
- Final – 64.08 (5th place)
- Qualifying – 61.29
- Final – 61.57 (9th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualifying – 63.34
- Final – 67.51 (silver medal)
- Qualifying – 58.11 (did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualifying – 6.50 (did not advance)
- Qualifying – 5.86 (did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualifying – 14.26
- Final – 14.15 (7th place)
Women's High Jump
- Qualifying – 1.80 (did not advance)
Women's Pole Vault
- Qualifying – NM (did not advance)
Women's 20 km Walk
- Final – 1:33:14 (11th place)
- Final – 1:38:52 (36th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- 100 m Hurdles – 14.19
- High Jump – 1.69
- Shot Put – 10.74
- 200 m – 25.78
- Long Jump – NM
- Javelin Throw – DNS
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Artour Mikaelian
- Round 1 – Lost to George Olteanu of Romania (did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Tingran Ouzlian
- Round 1 – Bye
- Round 2 – Defeated Asghar Ali Shah of Pakistan
- Quarterfinal – Lost to Mario Kindelán of Cuba (did not advance)
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Round 1 – Defeated Ottavio Barone of Italy
- Round 2 – Lost to Jorge Gutiérrez of Cuba (did not advance)
Canoeing
Men's competition
Men's Canoe Singles 500 m
- Qualifying Heat – 01:57.858 (did not advance)
Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m
- Qualifying Heat – 04:01.042
- Semifinal – DSQ (did not advance)
Cycling
Track Cycling
Men's Sprint
- Qualifying – 10.745
- Repechage – 2nd place – Heat 3
- First round – Lost to Florian Rousseau of France
Men's 1 km Time Trial
- Final – 01:04.018 (6th place)
Men's Keirin
- First round – Heat – 1; Place – 4 (did not advance)
- Repechage – Heat – 3; Place – 2 (did not advance)
- Second round – Heat – 1; DNF (did not advance)
Men's Olympic Sprint
- Qualifying – 45.207
- Second round – 45.079
- Final – 45.332 (4th place)
Diving
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Preliminary – 324.72 (32nd place, did not advance)
Men's 3 Metre Springboard
- Preliminary – 317.88 (36th place, did not advance)
Women's 3 Metre Springboard
- Preliminary – 258.81 (21st place, did not advance)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Preliminary – 236.79 (29th place, did not advance)
Women's 10 Metre Platform
- Preliminary – 189.57 (38th place, did not advance)
Equestrianism
Gymnastics
Rhythmic
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Hoop | Ball | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Evmorfia Dona | Individual | 9.675 | 9.725 | 9.725 | 9.708 | 38.833 | 10 Q | 9.766 | 9.716 | 9.775 | 9.725 | 38.982 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 clubs | Rank | 3 hoops 2 balls |
Rank | Total | Rank | 10 clubs | Rank | 3 hoops 2 balls |
Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Eirini Aindili Evangelia Christodoulou Maria Georgatou Zacharoula Karyami Charikleia Pantazi Anna Pollatou |
Team | 19.700 | 1 | 19.700 | 1 | 3 Q | 39.400 | 19.550 | 3 | 19.733 | 1 | 39.283 |  |
Modern pentathlon
Greece sent only one pentathlete to the first Olympic women's competition.
Women's:
- Katalin Partics – 3700 pts, 22nd place
Rowing
Sailing
Greece sent seven men and four women to the Sailing competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Nikolaos Kaklamanakis | Mistral | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 64 | 6 | ||
| Aimilios Papathanasiou | Finn | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 92 | 12 | ||
| Andreas Kosmatopoulos Konstantinos Trigkonis |
470 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 8 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Angeliki Skarlatou | Mistral | 22 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 159 | 21 | ||
| Maria Vlakhou | Europe | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 129 | 18 | ||
| Sofia Bekatorou Emilia Tsoulfa |
470 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 14 | ||
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Antonios Bougiouris | Laser | 16 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 111 | 15 | ||
| Leonidas Pelekanakis Dimitrios Boukis |
Star | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 11 | ||
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 51.28 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 1:54.36 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 03:54.96 (did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 15:29.69 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat – 56.36 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat – 02:00.75 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat – 02:04.04 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat – 04:23.19 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 07:35.77 (did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 26.9 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 57.24 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 02:04.06 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 04:16.94 (did not advance)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Preliminary Heat – 08:56.33 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat – 01:02.06 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Preliminary Heat – 02:17.60 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Preliminary Heat – 01:05.09 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Preliminary Heat – 02:18.07 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat – 02:23.05 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Preliminary Heat – 04:53.52 (did not advance)
Synchronized swimming
Duet:
- Chiristina Thalassinnidou and Despina Theodoridou – 90.363 pts (13th place, did not advance)
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Men's Under 58 kg:
- Michail Mouroutsos – Gold medal
- Preminaly 1 – Defeated Talaat Abada of Egypt (5-0)
- Preminaly 2 – Defeated Huan Chih-Hsiung of Chinese Taipei (2-1)
- Preminaly 3 – Defeated Gabriel Alberto Taraburelli of Argentina (2-1)
- Final – Defeated Gabriel Espareza of Spain (4-2)
Men's over 80 kg:
- Preminaly 1 – Defeated Donald Ravenscroft of South Africa (WDR)
- Preminaly 2 – Lost to Milton Castro of Colombia (RSC)
Women's Under 57 kg:
- Preminaly 1 – Defeated Shimaa Afifi of Egypt (7-7, SUP)
- Preminaly 2 – Lost to Virginia Lourens of Netherlands (6-8, PTS)
Tennis
Volleyball
- Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri – 17th place (tied)
Water polo
Men Team Competition
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 9 | Quarter Finals |
| 2 |  Croatia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Hungary |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 |  United States |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 2 | |
| 6 | Greece |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 0 |
Source: LA84
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 23 September 2000 09:30 |
Greece |
4–7 | Hungary |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–2, 2–0, 1–2 | ||||
| 24 September 2000 19:15 |
Greece |
5–9 | Croatia |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Afanasiev (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 1-1, 1–3 | ||||
| 25 September 2000 19:15 |
FR Yugoslavia |
10–3 | Greece |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 3–0, 1–0 | ||||
| 26 September 2000 14:30 |
Greece |
7–10 | Netherlands |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Prikhodko (KAZ), Bower (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–2, 2-2 | ||||
| 27 September 2000 19:15 |
Greece |
3–9 | United States |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Clemencon (FRA), Tulga (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–3, 0–2, 3–2 | ||||
Classification 9th-12th
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 5 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 3 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 0 |
| 29 September 2000 09:30 |
Kazakhstan |
6–6 | Greece |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Schwartz (ISR), Menendez Betancourt (CUB) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–1, 1–2, 2–0 | ||||
| 30 September 2000 11:15 |
Netherlands |
6–6 | Greece |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Klaric (CRO), Csaszar (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 1–3, 3-0 | ||||
| 1 October 2000 9:00 |
Slovakia |
8–12 | Greece |
Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Takata (USA), Moradi Shahpar (IRI) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 1-1, 1-5 | ||||
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Leonidas Sabanis | Men's −62 kg | 147.5 | 2 | 170.0 | 4 | 317.5 | |
| Valerios Leonidis | Men's −69 kg | 145.0 | 10 | 185.0 | 4 | 330.0 | 6 |
| Viktor Mitrou | Men's −77 kg | 165.0 | 3 | 202.5 | 2 | 367.5 | |
| Pyrros Dimas | Men's −85 kg | 175.0 | 4 | 215.0 | 1 | 390.0 | |
| Christos Spirou | 170.0 | 6 | 205.0 | 6 | 375.0 | 7 | |
| Kakhi Kakhiashvili | Men's −94 kg | 185.0 | 2 | 220.0 | 3 | 405.0 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ioanna Khatziioannou | Women's −63 kg | 97.5 | 4 | 125.0 | 3 | 222.5 | |
| Maria Tatsi | Women's −69 kg | 92.5 | 11 | 127.5 | 7 | 220.0 | 11 |
Wrestling
Men
References
- Olympedia
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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