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Greece at the 2022 World Games
Greece competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Greece won one gold medal, three silver medals and four bronze medals. The country finished in 34th place in the medal table.
| Greece at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| in Birmingham, United States 7 July 2022 – 17 July 2022 | |
| Competitors | 15 (10 men and 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 34th |
|
| World Games appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ioakeim Theodoridis | Parkour | Men's freestyle | 10 July |
| Silver | Stylianos Chatziiliadis | Finswimming | Men's 50 m bi-fins | 9 July |
| Silver | Athanasia Zariopi | Ju-jitsu | Women's fighting 48 kg | 15 July |
| Silver | Christina Koutoulaki | Ju-jitsu | Women's fighting 57 kg | 15 July |
| Bronze | Dionysios Xenos | Karate | Men's kumite 67 kg | 8 July |
| Bronze | Christos Bonias | Finswimming | Men's 50 m bi-fins | 9 July |
| Bronze | Christos Bonias | Finswimming | Men's 100 m bi-fins | 8 July |
| Bronze | Anastasios Mylonakis | Finswimming | Men's 100 m surface | 8 July |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finswimming | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Ju-jitsu | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Karate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Muaythai | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Parkour | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Water skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Finswimming edit
Eight swimmers represented Greece in finswimming; in total, they won four medals.[2][3][4]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasios Mylonakis | Men's 50 m apnoea | 14.75 | 7 |
| Anastasios Mylonakis | Men's 100 m surface | 36.39 | |
| Antonios Tsourounakis | Men's 400 m surface | 3:06.57 | 8 |
| Christos Bonias | Men's 50 m bi-fins | 18.99 | |
| Stylianos Chatziiliadis | 18.74 | ||
| Christos Bonias | Men's 100 m bi-fins | 42.59 | |
| Stylianos Chatziiliadis | 42.68 | 4 | |
| Georgios Kaltsoukalas Anastasios Mylonakis Georgios Panagoitidis Antonios Tsourounakis | Men's 4 × 50 m surface relay | 1:02.87 | 4 |
| Georgios Kaltsoukalas Anastasios Mylonakis Georgios Panagoitidis Antonios Tsourounakis | Men's 4 × 100 m surface relay | 2:23.68 | 4 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eirini Deligianni | Women's 200 m surface | 1:32.96 | 5 |
| Aikaterini Maniati | Women's 100 m bi-fins | 49.90 | 8 |
Ju-jitsu edit
Greece won two medals in ju-jitsu.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Athanasia Zariopi | Women's fighting 48 kg | Phattaraboonsorn (THA) L 0–14 | Guzman Sanchez (COL) W 8–0 | 2 Q | Staub (SUI) W 14–0 | Phattaraboonsorn (THA) L 0–14 | |
| Christina Koutoulaki | Women's fighting 57 kg | Pourtois (BEL) L 2–10 | Campos Obando (COL) W 14–0 | 2 Q | Bogers (NED) W 16–10 | Pourtois (BEL) L WO | |
Karate edit
Greece won one medal in karate.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Dionysios Xenos | Men's kumite 67 kg | Nakano (JPN) W 1–0 | Pavlov (MKD) W 6–0 | Figueira (BRA) D 0–0 | 1 Q | Tadissi (HUN) L 0–3 | Maresca (ITA) W 1–0 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Eleni Chatziliadou | Women's kumite +68 kg | Jemi (TUN) D 1–1 | Keinänen (FIN) L 0–3 | Okila (EGY) W 3–1 | 3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Muaythai edit
Greece competed in muaythai.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Dimos Asimakopoulous | –67 kg | Khatthamarasri (THA) L 27–30 | Did not advance | ||
Parkour edit
Greece won one gold medal in parkour.[8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ioakeim Theodoridis | Men's speedrun | 24.68 | 6 Q | 28.70 | 6 |
| Ioakeim Theodoridis | Men's freestyle | 23.5 | 1 Q | 26.0 | |
Water skiing edit
Filippos Kyprios was scheduled to represent Greece in water skiing. He did not start in the event.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Filippos Kyprios | Slalom | DNS | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Colombia top medals table after first day of Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Greek Finswimming Team for World Games 2022". finswimmer.com. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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- ^ (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ (PDF). 202 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.