Greece at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Greece competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Three Greek competitors had four entries in three events spread over two disciplines. None of the Greek athletes won a medal.

Greece at the
1900 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Paris, France
14 May, 1900 – 28 October, 1900
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 202
Golf 101
Total303

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Two Greek athlete competed in two throwing events in the athletics program, with Paraskevopoulos taking 4th and 5th place in the two events and Versis not recording a fair mark in his only event.

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos Men's shot put 11.29 5 11.52 5[1]
Sotirios Versis NM — Did not advance[1]
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos Men's discus throw 34.04 4 34.50 4[2]
Sotirios Versis DNS — Did not advance[2]

Golf
Main article: Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Greece was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Score Score Rank
Alexandros Merkati Men's Unknown Unknown 246 =11[note 1]

Notes
  1. Alexandros Merkati was born in Greece, but represented France at the 1900 Summer Olympics in golfing.[3]

References
  1. "PARIS 1900 ATHLETICS SHOT PUT MEN RESULTS". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. "PARIS 1900 ATHLETICS DISCUS THROW MEN RESULTS". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. "PARIS 1900 GOLF INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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