Greece competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

in Paris, France. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 9 sports. Greek athletes did not win any medals, but the

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

was awarded to sculptor

Konstantinos Dimitriadis Konstantinos Dimitriadis (Κωνσταντίνος Δημητριάδης) (1879 or 1881 - 28 October 1943) was a Greek sculptor who won a gold medal at the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics for his sculpture ''Finnish discus thrower' ...

for his work ''Discobole Finlandais''. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948. A copy of Dimitriadis's sculpture is situated opposite the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Diskovolos

Athletics

Twelve athletes represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport.
''Ranks given are within the heat.''

Aquatics

Swimming

''Ranks given are within the heat.'' ; Men

Water polo

Greece made its second Olympic water polo appearance. ; Roster * Theodorakis Anastassios * Andreas Asimakopoulos * Nikolaos Mavrokordatos Baltatzis * Georgios Chalkiopoulos *

Nikolaos Kaloudis Nikolaos Kaloudis ( el, Νικόλαος Καλούδης; born 1899, date of death unknown) was a Greek football player who played for the club Piraikos Enosi. He was member of the national team for the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp Antwe ...

Christos Peppas Christos Peppas ( el, Χρήστος Πέππας; born 1899, date of death unknown) was a Greek football player. He was born in Piraeus. He played for the club Piraikos Enosi. He was member of the Greek team for the 1920 Olympic Games The 19 ...

Pantelis Psychas Pantelis Psychas (, born 1887, date of death unknown) was a Greek water polo player. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Game ...

* Dionysios Vassilopoulos * E. Vlassis * C. Vourvoulis ;First round

Boxing

A single boxer represented Greece at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Gneftos lost his only bout.

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. ; Men ''Ranks given are within the pool.''

Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Greece in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.

Tennis

; Men ; Women ; Mixed

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

; Men's

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
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