Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | GRE | ||||||||
NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee | ||||||||
Website |
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in Beijing | |||||||||
Competitors | 156 in 22 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Ilias Iliadis (opening) Hrysopiyi Devetzi (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 58th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Other related appearances | |||||||||
1906 Intercalated Games |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
Will play for places 7–10 | |
Will play for places 7–12 |
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
Will play for places 7–8 |
Greece competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women, the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding the home team of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Greece took part in archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, beach volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.