Greek Athletes who won medals in 120 years of Modern Olympics

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Greek Athletes who won medals in 120 years of Modern OlympicsGreece is the birthplace of the Olympics and ever since the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, Greece has participated in all of the summer games up to this summer’s Rio 2016

Greece is the birthplace of the Olympics and ever since the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, Greece has participated in all of the summer games up to this summer’s Rio 2016. Let’s take a look at some fun Olympic facts and the athletes who have made Greece proud over the years.

More than a Century of Celebrating Greek Athletes at the Olympics

Over the years, Greek citizens’ hearts have filled with pride as the country’s athletes have won medals 100s of times in the Olympics thus far.

The country’s most successful game was the premiere Olympics in Athens of 1896 when Greek athletes won a total of 50 medals.

Greeks all around the world have rejoiced in hearing their national anthem played some 34 times during the modern Olympic Games as Greek athletes won gold medals.

Additionally, the athletes of Greece have brought home 43 silver medals and 46 bronze.

This year at Rio, Greeks had yet another celebration to mark down in the history books as Anna Korakakis became the first Greek woman to win 2 medals at the same Olympic Games.

The Medalists

Who are the athletes that have earned Greece 121 glorious Olympic medals? Let’s take a look at over a century of athletes from Greece.

Gold Medal Winners:

Aristidis Konstantinidis: Gold Medal, Cycling, Athens 1896
Giannis Georgiadis: Gold Medal Fencing Athens 1896
Giannis Malokinis: Gold Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Giannis Mitropoulos: Gold Medal Gymnastics, Athens 1896
Giannis Frangoudis: Gold Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Georgos Orphanides: Gold Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Leo Tower: Gold Medal Fencing Athens 1896
Nick Andriakopoulos: Gold Medal Gymnastics, Athens 1896
Pantelis Karasevdas: Gold Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Spyridon Louis: Gold Medal, Track, Athens 1896
Perikles Kakousis: Gold Medal, Weightlifting, St. Louis 1904
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras: Gold Medal, Athletics, Stockholm 1912
Georgos Zaimis: Gold Medal, Sailing, Rome 1960
Diadoxos Constantine: Gold Medal, Sailing, Rome 1960
Ulysses Eskitzoglou: Gold Medal, Sailing, Rome 1960
Stelios Mygiakis: Gold Medal Martial Arts, Moscow 1980
Voula Patoulidou: Gold Medal, Athletics, Barcelona 1992
Pyrros Dimas: Gold Medal, Weightlifting, Barcelona 1992
Akakios Kakhiashvili: Gold Medal, Weightlifting, Atlanta 1996
Ioannis Melissanidis: Gold Medal Gymnastics, Atlanta 1996
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis: Gold Medal, Sailing, Atlanta 1996
Pyrros Dimas: Gold Medal, Weightlifting, Atlanta 1996
Akakios kakhiashvili: Gold Medal, Weightlifting, Sydney 2000
Kostas Kenteris: Gold Medal, Athletics, Sydney 2000
Michail Mouroutsos: Gold Medal Taekwondo, Sydney 2000
Pyrros Dimas: Gold Medal, Weightlifting, Sydney 2000
Athanasia Tsoumeleka: Gold Medal, Track, Athens 2004
Emilia Tsoulfa: Gold Medal, Sailing, Athens 2004
Demosthenes Tabakos: Gold Medal Gymnastics, Athens 2004
Ilias Iliadis: Gold Medal Judo, Athens 2004
Thomas Bimis: Gold Medal, Aquatics, Athens 2004
Nikolaos Siranidis: Gold Medal, Aquatics, Athens 2004
Sophia Bekatoros: Gold Medal, Sailing, Athens 2004
Fani Halkias: Gold Medal, Track, Athens 2004
Lefteris Petrounias: Gold Medal, Hoops, Rio 2016
Anna Korakakis: Gold Medal, Shooting, Rio 2016
Ekateríni Stefanídi: Gold Medal, Women’s Pole Vault, Rio 2016


Silver Medal Winners:

Anthony Pepanos: Silver Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Giannis Andreou: Silver Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Giannis Frangoudis: Silver Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Georgos Kolettis: Silver Medal, Cycling, Athens 1896
Georgos Orphanides: Silver Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Georgos Chita: Silver Medal, Wrestling, Athens 1896
Dimitris Petrokokkinos: Silver Medal, Tennis, Athens 1896
Dionysis Kasdaglis: Silver Medal, Tennis, Athens 1896
Dionysis Kasdaglis: Silver Medal, Tennis, Athens 1896
Thomas Xenakis: Silver Medal, gymnastics, Athens 1896
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos: Silver medal Athletics, Athens 1896
Panellinios GS (1896): Silver medal, gymnastics, Athens 1896
Pavlos Pavlidis: Silver Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Spyros Chazapis: Silver Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Stathis Choraface: Silver Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Stamatis Nikolopoulos: Silver Medal, Cycling, Athens 1896
Stamatis Nikolopoulos: Silver Medal, Cycling, Athens 1896
Telemachus Karakalos: Silver Medal Fencing Athens 1896
Charilaos Vasilakos: Silver Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras: Silver Medal, Running, London 1908
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras: Silver Medal, Running, London 1908
Michael Dorizas: Silver Medal, Running, London 1908
Alexander Vrasivanopoulos: Silver Medal, Shooting, Antwerp 1920
Alexander Theofylaktos: Silver Medal, Shooting, Antwerp 1920
Giannis Theofylaktos: Silver Medal, Shooting, Antwerp 1920
George Moraitinis: Silver Medal, Shooting, Antwerp 1920
Jason Sappas: Silver Medal, Shooting, Antwerp 1920
Elias Chatzipavlou: Silver Medal, Sailing, Munich 1972
Peter Galaktopoulos: Silver Medal, Wrestling, Munich 1972
Dimitris Thanopoulos: Silver Medal, Wrestling, Los Angeles 1984
Valerius Leonides: Silver Medal, Weightlifting, Atlanta 1996
Leonidas Kokas: Silver Medal, Weightlifting, Atlanta 1996
Leonidas Sampanis: Silver Medal, Weightlifting, Atlanta 1996
Niki Bakogiannis: Silver Medal, Athletics, Atlanta 1996
Victor Mitros: Silver Medal, Weightlifting, Sydney 2000
Demosthenes Tabakos: Silver Medal, Gymnastics, Sydney 2000
Katerina Thanou: Silver Medal, Athletics, Sydney 2000
Leonidas Sampanis: Silver Medal, Weightlifting, Sydney 2000
Mirela Maniani: Silver Medal, Athletics, Sydney 2000
Tasoula Kelesidou: Silver Medal, Athletics, Sydney 2000
Alexandros Nikolaidis: Silver Medal, Taekwondo, Athens 2004
Women’s National Water Polo Team (2004): Silver Medal, Aquatics, Athens 2004
Elli Mystakidou: Silver Medal, Taekwondo, Athens 2004
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis: Silver Medal, Sailing, Athens 2004
Hrysopiyi “Pigi” Devetzi: Silver Medal, Running, Athens 2004
Tasoula Kelesidou: Silver Medal, Running, Athens 2004
Alexandros Nikolaidis: Silver Medal, Taekwondo, Beijing 2008
Vasileios Polymeros: Silver Medal, Rowing, Beijing 2008
Dimitrios Mougios: Silver Medal, Rowing, Beijing 2008
Spyridon Gianniotis: Silver Medal, Swimming, Rio 2016

Bronze Medal Winners:

Alexandros Nikolopoulos: Bronze Medal, Weightlifting, Athens 1896
Anthony Pepanos: Bronze Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Aristides Akratopoulos: Bronze Medal, Tennis, Athens 1896
Aristovoulos Petmezas: Bronze Medal, gymnastics, Athens 1896
Giannis Andreou: Bronze Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Giannis Theodoropoulos: Bronze Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Giannis Frangoudis: Bronze Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Georgos Papasideris: Bronze Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Georgos Paraskevopoulos: Bronze Medal, Cycling, Athens 1896
Dimitris Golemis: Bronze Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Dimitris Drivas: Bronze Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
National General Assembly (1896): Bronze Medal, gymnastics, Athens 1896
Evangelos Damaskos: Bronze Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Kostas Akratopoulos: Bronze Medal, Tennis, Athens 1896
Kostas Paspatis: Bronze Medal, Tennis, Athens 1896
Miltiadis Gouskos: Silver Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Nick Morakis: Bronze Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Nick Trikoupis: Bronze Medal, Shooting, Athens 1896
Periklis Pierrakos Mauromichalis: Bronze Medal Fencing Athens 1896
Peter Persakis: Bronze Medal, gymnastics, Athens 1896
Stathis Choraface: Bronze Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Stathis Choraface: Bronze Medal, Aquatics, Athens 1896
Stefanos Christopoulos: Bronze Medal, Wrestling, Athens 1896
Sotirios Versis: Bronze Medal, Weightlifting, Athens 1896
Sotirios Versis: Bronze Medal, Running, Athens 1896
Nikolaos Georgantas: Bronze Medal, Athletics, St. Louis 1904
Anastasios Metaxas: Bronze Medal, Shooting, London 1908
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras: Bronze Medal, without reference height, Stockholm 1912
Georgos Roubanis: Bronze Medal, Running, Melbourne 1956
Peter Galaktopoulos: Bronze Medal, Wrestling, Mexico City 1968
Aristides Rapanakis: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Moscow 1980
Georgos Chatziioannidou: Bronze Medal Martial Arts, Moscow 1980
Tasos Gavrillis: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Moscow 1980
Tasos Bountouris: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Moscow 1980
Charalambos Cholidis: Bronze Medal, Wrestling, Los Angeles 1984
Charalambos Cholidis: Bronze Medal, Wrestling, Seoul 1988
Amiran Kardanov: Bronze Medal, Wrestling, Sydney 2000
National Team Ensemble (2000): Bronze Medal, Gymnastics, Sydney 2000
Joanna Hatziannou: Bronze Medal, Weightlifting, Sydney 2000
Artiom Kiouregkian: Bronze Medal, Wrestling, Athens 2004
Vasileios Polymeros: Bronze medal, Rowing, Athens 2004
Mirela Maniani: Bronze Medal, Running, Athens 2004
Nick Skiathitis: Bronze medal, Rowing, Athens 2004
Pyrros Dimas: Bronze Medal, Weightlifting, Athens 2004
Virginia Kravarioti: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Beijing 2008
Hrysopiyi “Pigi” Devetzi: Bronze Medal, Running, Beijing 2008
Sophia Bekatoros: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Beijing 2008
Sophia Papadopoulou: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Beijing 2008
Alexandra Tsiavou: Bronze Medal, Rowing, London 2012
Ilias Iliadis: Bronze Medal Judo, London 2012
Christina Giazitzidou: Bronze Medal, Rowing, London 2012
Anna Korakakis: Bronze Medal, Shooting, Rio 2016
Pavlos Kagialis and Panagiotis Mantis: Bronze Medal, Sailing, Men’s 470, Rio 2016

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