Greece competed at the

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in Munich, West Germany. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every

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Medalists

Athletics

Men's 400 metres hurdles *

Stavros Tziortzis Stavros Tziortzis (born 15 September 1948) is a Greek-Cypriot former hurdler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics (6th place) and in the 1976 Summer Olympics representing Greece. He was named the 1972 and 1974 Greek Athlete of the Year The PS ...

:* Final — 49.66 (→ 6th place) Men's 400 metres *

Kyriakos Onisiforou Kyriakos Onisiforou ( el, Κυριάκος Ονησιφόρου; born 10 April 1951 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Greek former 400m sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of th ...

:* Quarterfinals — 47.22 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres *

Spilios Zacharopoulos Spilios Zakharopoulos (born 2 February 1950) is a Greek middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Econ ...

:* Heat — 3:43.8 :* Semifinals — 3:43.5 (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump * Vassilios Papadimitriou :* Qualifying Round — 2.15m :* Final — 2.15m (→ 12th place) * Ioannis Koussoulas :* Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) *

Evengelos Oikonomakos Evangelos Oikonomakos (born 14 July 1945) is a Greek boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 19 ...

:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated

Nicolas Aquilino Nicolas Aquilino (born January 4, 1953) is a retired Filipino light-middleweight boxer. He won bronze medals at the 1970 and 1974 Asian Games and competed at the 1972 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout. 1972 Olympic results Be ...

(PHI), 5:0 :* Third Round — Lost to

Dieter Kottysch Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch ...

(FRG), 0:5

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1972. ; Men's foil *

Andreas Vgenopoulos Andreas Vgenopoulos (10 December 1953 − 5 November 2016) was the chairman of Marfin Investment Group and was a major shareholder of Panathinaikos FC. Vgenopoulos resigned from Panathinaikos in June 2010 citing differences with Giannis Vardin ...

; Men's épée *

Panagiotis Dourakos Panagiotis Dourakos ( el, Παναγιώτης Ντουράκος; born 4 November 1952) is a Greek fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of ...

; Men's sabre * Ioannis Khatzisarantos

Sailing

;Open

Shooting

Five male shooters represented Greece in 1972. ;Open

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Water polo

Pool B

* Team Roster :*

Dimitrios Konstas Dimitrios Konstas is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. See also * Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of m ...

Georgios Theodorakopoulos Georgios Theodorakopoulos (born 23 January 1944) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and c ...

:* Evangelos Voultsos :* Kyriakos Iossifidis :* Dimitrios Kougevetopoulos :* Periklis Damaskus :*

Thomas Karalogos Thomas Karalogos (born 5 August 1951) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He played at club level for Greek powerhouse Ethnikos Piraeus Ethn ...

:* Ioannis Karalogos :*

Efstathios Sarantos Efstathios "Stathis" Sarantos (born 16 May 1952) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1978 FINA World Championship. At club level, he played for Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peir ...

Ioannis Palios Ioannis "Giannis" Palios (born 20 June 1946) is a retired Greek water polo player who competed in the 1968 and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Piraeus, he played at the club level for Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( ...

:* Panagiotis Michalos

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

References

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