Greece has a long presence at the Olympic Games, as they have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, one of only four countries to have done so, and most of the Winter Olympic Games. Greece has hosted the Games twice, both in Athens. As the home of the Ancient Olympic Games it was a natural choice as host nation for the revival of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, while Greece has also hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics. During the parade of nationsat the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first and leads the parade to honor its status as the birthplace of the Olympics, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation. Before the Games the Olympic Flame is lit in Olympia, the site of the Ancient Olympic Games, in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals and initiates the Olympic torch relay. The flag of Greece is always hoisted in the closing ceremony, along with the flags of the current and the next host country. Greek athletes have won a total of 116 medals in 15 different sports and the country currently ranks 33rd in the all-time Summer Olympics medal count. Athletics and weightlifting have been the top medal-producing sports for the nation and in the latter Greece is placed among the top 10 countries overall. Gymnastics, shooting and wrestling are the other sports that have produced ten or more medals for Greece. In the inaugural 1896 Olympics, Greece finished second in the medal counts, but won the most medals in total, in their best Olympic performance. The Greeks finished third in the 1906 Intercalated Games with 8 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals, which were considered Olympic at the time but are not officially recognized by the IOC today.
Hosted Games
Greece has hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions, the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896 and again in 2004. Both were held in Athens, which along with Paris and Los Angeles are the cities that have hosted the Olympic Games twice, with London being the only city to have hosted them three times. The Greek capital also hosted the 1906 Intercalated Games, which at the time were considered to be Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
The table below lists the athletes that have won more than one Olympic medal while competing for Greece. It does not include medals won for other nations and mixed teams. The athletes are shown in order by the number of total medals won; in case of the same number of total medals they are sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals. is the top Greek Olympic medalist having won three gold and one bronze medal in weightlifting. has won four Olympic medals in athletics and ties Pyrros Dimas for the Greek athlete with the most Olympic medals won in total. was the first Greek female athlete to win a gold Olympic medal in 1992. , with a silver medal in triple jump.
Athlete
Sport
Games
Total
Pyrros Dimas
1992–1996–2000–2004
3
0
1
4
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
1908–1912
1
2
1
4
Ioannis Frangoudis
1896
1
1
1
3
Akakios Kakiasvilis
1996–2000
2
0
0
2
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
1896
1
1
0
2
Georgios Orphanidis
1896
1
1
0
2
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
1996–2004
1
1
0
2
Dimosthenis Tampakos
2000–2004
1
1
0
2
Ioannis Mitropoulos
1896
1
0
1
2
Sofia Bekatorou
2004–2008
1
0
1
2
Ilias Iliadis
2004–2012
1
0
1
2
Anna Korakaki
2016
1
0
1
2
Stamatios Nikolopoulos
1896
0
2
0
2
Thomas Xenakis
1896
0
2
0
2
Leonidas Sabanis
1996–2000
0
2
0
2
Anastasia Kelesidou
2000–2004
0
2
0
2
Alexandros Nikolaidis
2004–2008
0
2
0
2
Petros Persakis
1896
0
1
1
2
Petros Galaktopoulos
1968–1972
0
1
1
2
Mirela Maniani
2000–2004
0
1
1
2
Hrysopiyi Devetzi
2004–2008
0
1
0
1
Vasileios Polymeros
2004–2008
0
1
1
2
Efstathios Chorafas
1896
0
0
2
2
Charalambos Cholidis
1984–1988
0
0
2
2
Top medalists
The tables below list the top Olympic medalists for Greece, sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals. ;Men
