Greece competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun, Turkey. Greece sent a delegation consisting of 54 competitors for the multi-sporting event.[1]
| Greece at the 2017 Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Greece Deaf Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Samsun | |
| Competitors | 54 |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer appearances | |
The delegates who represented Greece won a total of 5 medals at the Deaflympic event including 2 gold medals to their medal tally.[2]
Basketball
editGreece deaf women's basketball team created history in the basketball competition after beating favourites and European champions Lithuania in the women's basketball final to secure the gold medal with the final score ending up in the favour of Greece, 67–50.[3][4] This was the first instance where the national women's deaf basketball team was managed to clinch the gold medal in the competition. However, the Greek deaf men's basketball team only managed to secure the 4th place in the men's basketball event.[5]
Medalists
edit| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papadatos Alexandros |  Gold
|
Wrestling | Greco-Roman - 130 kg |
| Greece | Gold
|
Basketball | Women's basketball |
| Papadatos Alexandros |  Silver
|
Wrestling | Freestyle - 125 kg |
| Fouledaki Maria |  Bronze
|
Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg |
| Liotsos Pavlos | Bronze
|
Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
Medal table
edit| Sport | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Greece | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Gold for Women's national team at deaflympics". AGONAsport.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Women's basketball| 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Men's basketball | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-11-17.