Greece at the Paralympics

Greece at the Paralympics
IPC code	GRE
NPC	Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.gr
Medals Ranked 47th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 19 37 37 93
Summer appearances
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter appearances
2002 2006 2010 2014

Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games that hosted the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, did not compete in the Summer Paralympics until 1976 and in the Winter Paralympics until 2002, but since then the Greeks have taken part in every edition of both events. Although the Greek delegation traditionally enters first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, this tradition does not apply to the Paralympics, where Greece enters within alphabetical order. The National Paralympic Committee for Greece is the Hellenic Paralympic Committee.

Greek competitors have won 80 medals, 14 of which gold, and Greece currently ranks 47th in the all-time Summer Paralympic Games. Greece's participation in the Winter Paralympics has been essentially symbolic; it was represented by a single athlete in 2002 and 2006, and by two competitors in 2010. The nation hosted the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The best Paralympic performance of Greece was in the 2008 Summer Games, when the nation finished 20th with 5 gold medals and 24 in total. The top medal-producing sports have been swimming and athletics, while boccia and powerlifting are the other sports that Greece has also won medals in.

Medal Tables

Medals by Summer Games

  Host nation

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	10	17	11	38
Athletics	7	16	23	46
Boccia	1	2	1	4
Powerlifting	1	1	2	4
Wheelchair fencing	0	1	0	1
Total	19	37	37	93

See also

• Greece at the Olympics

References