Greece competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea. Greek athletes have competed in every

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Greece at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Athletics

Women's Javelin Throw *

Anna Verouli Anna Verouli ( el, Άννα Βερούλη, born November 13, 1956) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. She was born in Kavala. She won the gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1983 World Champion ...

:* Qualification – 58.52m (→ did not advance)

Sailing

;Men ;Open

Swimming

Men's 100m Backstroke * Helias Malamas *# Heat – 59.24 (→ did not advance, 34th place) Men's 200m Backstroke *

Charalambos Papanikolaou Charalambos Papanikolaou ( el, Χαράλαμπος Παπανικολάου; born 22 May 1969) is a Greek swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the ...

*# Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking) Men's 100m Breaststroke * Nikolaos Fokianos *# Heat – 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place) Men's 200m Breaststroke * Nikolaos Fokianos *# Heat – 2:28.91 (→ did not advance, 45th place) Men's 100m Butterfly * Theodoras Griniazakis *# Heat – 57.56 (→ did not advance, 36th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley *

*# Heat – 2:05.53 *# B-Final – 2:06.61 (→ 14th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley *

*# Heat – 4:26.72 *# B-Final – 4:27.95 (→ 16th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Helias Malamas, Nikolaos Fokianos, Theodoros Griniazakis, and

*# Heat – 4:07.71 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition * Olga Tsarbopoulou *# First Round – Lost to

Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz (; born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. She won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 28 in April 1991. Her best Grand Slam result was the fou ...

(Argentina) 6-7, 3-6

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

* Preliminary round (group B) :* Lost to Hungary (10-12) :* Defeated China (10-7) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (7-17) :* Lost to United States (9-18) :* Lost to Spain (9-12) * Classification Round (Group E) :* Defeated South Korea (17-7) :* Defeated France (10-7) → 9th place * Team roster :* Nikolaos Christoforidis :*

Filippos Kaiafas Filippos Kaiafas ( Greek: Φίλιππος Καϊάφας; born 21 August 1968, Nea Ionia, Magnesia) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in ...

Epaminondas Samartzidis Epaminondas Samartzidis (9 September 1965 – 22 June 1996) was a Greece, Greek water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had 319 appearances for the Greece men's national water polo team. He ...

:* Anastasios Tsikaris :* Kyriakos Giannopoulos :*

Aristidis Kefalogiannis Aristidis Kefalogiannis (born 14 March 1960) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the ...

Nikolaos Venetopoulos Nikolaos Venetopoulos (born 12 April 1969) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics ...

:* Dimitrios Seletopoulos :*

Antonios Aronis Antonios Aronis (born 17 March 1957) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played for Greek powerhouses Ethnikos Piraeus and Olympiacos Piraeu ...

Evangelos Pateros Evangelos Pateros (born 26 October 1962) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d' ...

George Mavrotas George Mavrotas ( Greek: Γιώργος Μαυρωτάς; born 4 April 1967 in Athens, Greece) is a former member of the Greek Parliament,He was an MP for the Attica constituency with The River (Greece) while also being a retired Greek water p ...

Evangelos Patras Evangelos Patras ( Greek: Βαγγέλης Πάτρας; born 17 October 1968, Agria) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summ ...

*Head coach: Iosifidis Koulis

References

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Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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