Greece at the 1984 Summer Olympics
sporting event delegation
Greece competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 63 competitors, 59 men and 4 women, took part in 49 events in 11 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medalists
Athletics
Three male and one female athletes represented Greece.
Men's Marathon
Michail Koussis
Final — 2:17:38 (→ 26th place)
Men's High Jump
Dimitrios Kattis
Qualification — 2.15m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Dimitrios Koutsoukis
Qualifying Round — 18.74 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
Anna Verouli
Qualification — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Greece was represented by one boxer.
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Georgios Stefanopoulos
First Round – Bye
Second Round – Defeated Douglas Young (GBR), KO-2
Quarterfinals – Lost to Arnold Vanderlyde (HOL), 0:5
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Greece in 1984.
Individual road race
Kanellos Kanellopoulos – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Ilias Kelesidis – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
One male fencer represented Greece in 1984.
Men's sabre
Zisis Babanasis
Rowing
Greece was represented by one rower.
Single sculls - Kostas Kontomanolis (6th place)
Sailing
Greece was represented by six male competitors.
Men
Open
Shooting
Greece was represented in five events by four men and one woman.
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