Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Greece at the Olympic Games

Flag of Greece
IOC code  GRE
NOC Hellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (Greek) (English)
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 43 (40 men/3 women)
Flag bearer Ilias Khatzipavlis
Medals
Rank: 22		 Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
2		 Total
3
Olympic history (summary)
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Greece competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Of the four nations that have been to every Summer Games (the others being Australia, Great Britain, and Switzerland), Greece was the only one to compete under its national flag at Moscow despite the Greek government's support of an American-led boycott of the games, as the other three 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.

Medalists

Gold

Bronze

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat — 10.70
  • Quarterfinals — 10.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat — 21.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:18:02 (→ 20th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:36:53.4 (→ 15th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 4:24:36 (→ 12th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualifying Round — 6.37 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Lost to Netherlands (7-8)
  • Lost to Romania (4-6)
  • Lost to Hungary (5-8)
  • 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

Weightlifting

Heavyweight (100–110 kg)

Bantamweight (-56 kg)

Flyweight (-52 kg)

Middle Heavyweight (82.5–90 kg)

Lightweight (60-67.5 kg)

Wrestling

Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight (82–90 kg)

Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90–100 kg)

Greco-Roman Flyweight (48–52 kg)

Freestyle Featherweight (57–62 kg)

Greco-Roman Featherweight (57–62 kg)

Sailing

Triplehanded Keelboat

Singlehanded Dinghy (Finn Class)

Shooting

Mixed Skeet

Mixed 50m Rifle, Prone

Rowing

Coxless Pairs

Single Sculls

References