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Greece At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Kingdom of Greece, Greece competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 48 competitors, all men, took part in 38 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Medalists Athletics Boxing Rowing Greece had six male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing (sport), rowing events in 1960. ; Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair, Men's coxed pair * Ioannis Khrysokhoou * Ioannis Simbonis * Ioannis Theodorakeas (cox) ; Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, Men's coxed four * Panagiotis Kalombratsos * Ilias Polyzois * Ioannis Simbonis * Triantafyllos Tsongas * Ioannis Theodorakeas (cox) Sailing Shooting Seven shooters represented Greece in 1960. ;Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol, 25 m pistol * Alkiviadis Papageorgopoulos * Georgios Marmaridis ;Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol, 50 m pistol * Dimitrios Kasoumis * Georgios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Olympic Committee
The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) ( el, Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή) is the governing Olympic body of Greece. It is the second oldest National Olympic Committee in the world (after the French Olympic Committee), it organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events. Members of the committee are 27 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and six members. It is based in Athens, Greece. History The history of the Hellenic Olympic Committee is strongly connected to the history of the revival of the Olympic Games. It was founded in Athens on February 3, 1894 with the name Committee of the Olympic Games ( el, Επιτροπής Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων, E.O.A.) and became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1895. E.O.A organized 1896 Summer Olympics, first in modern history, in restored Panathenaic Stadium, who was held from 6 to 15 April. In 1899, Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
