Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Greece at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Moscow  Soviet Union
Competitors43 (40 men/3 women)
Flag bearer Ilias Khatzipavlis
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Greece competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. Of the five nations that have been to every Summer Games (the others being Australia, Britain, France and Switzerland), Greece was the only one to compete under its national flag at Moscow, as the other five and several other nations competed under the Olympic flag (New Zealand flew the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association) in protest of the USSR's involvement in the Afghan Civil War.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Greece at the 1980 Summer Olympics".
  2. ^ "Olympics' Original Site in Greece Offered as the Permanent Home". The New York Times. 3 February 1980.