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Greece at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Greece at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in London  United Kingdom
Competitors61 in 10 sports
Flag bearerGeorgios Kalambokidis[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 44 events in 10 sports.[2]

Athletics

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Cycling

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Three cyclists, all men, represented Greece in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint

Fencing

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Six fencers, all men, represented Greece in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Rowing

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Greece had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

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Shooting

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Seven shooters represented Greece in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol
50 metre rifle

Swimming

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Water polo

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Wrestling

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Art competitions

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References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Greece". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Greece at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greece Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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