In 6th place at the Mediterranean Games
The 18th Mediterranean Games took place in Tarragona, Spain from the 22nd of June to the 1st of July where Greece finished sixth in the gold medal count and fifth overall. The multi-sport event which takes place every four years unite twenty-five European countries, Asia and Africa, while promoting good sportsmanship between the neighbor-countries of the Mediterranean.
The Greek teams with 299 athletes and 63 coaches, competed in 27 out of 29 sports of the 18th Games, did their best representing Greece which has a permanent seat at the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (ICMG). The athletes won 11 medals less for Greece, than they did at the last Mediterranean Games in 2013, winning 12 golds, 14 silvers, and 21 bronzes and providing hope that they can do very well at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
For the overall appearance of the team, Chief of Mission, Antonis Nikolopoulos, told the Hellenic Olympic Committee “I think our presence in Tarragona was absolutely successful and, despite the absence of several champions in various sports for various reasons, the final harvesting of medals is very much satisfactory. More specifically, we won medals in 16 of the 27 sports that we took part in. I want to congratulate all the athletes, the ones who stepped on the podium of the winners, but also those who did their best for Greece.”
Since the start of the Mediterranean Games, Greece has always been a part of the event ever since. Its historic route began in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt. The Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, Mohammed Tahir Pasha, was the first who came up with the idea of the Mediterranean Games and his proposal was first presented after the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
With Greek John Ketseas’ support, the IOC realized their dreams and in 1951, when the home of Tahir Pasha was offered to host the first event in Alexandria. In 1955, in Barcelona, in the 2nd Mediterranean Games, the plan for the establishment of the International Committee for the Mediterranean Games was launched, which began its operation on June 16, 1961, with Secretary-General Ioannis Koutseas. Until 1967, only men were involved in the event, and since 1991, the year of the Mediterranean Games is always one year after the Summer Olympics.
Historically since its first event in 1951 up to today, Greece has won 787 medals overall in the institution.
MEDAL RESULTS
| MEDAL | NAME | SPORT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Anna Korakaki | Shooting | 10 m air pistol |
| Gold | Andreas Vazaios | Swimming | 200 m individual medley |
| Gold | Christou – Gkolomeev – Koliopoulos – Vazaios | Swimming | 4×100 m medley relay |
| Gold | Konstantina Benteli | Weightlifting | −58 kg Snatch |
| Gold | Kristian Gkolomeev | Swimming | 50 m butterfly |
| Gold | Apostolos Christou | Swimming | 100 m backstroke |
| Gold | Kristian Gkolomeev | Swimming | 50 m freestyle |
| Gold | Theodoros Iakovidis | Weightlifting | −94 kg Clean & Jerk |
| Gold | Maria Prevolaraki | Wrestling | −53 kg |
| Gold | Athanasia Fakidi | Sailing | Laser Radial |
| Gold | Aikaterini Nikolaidou | Rowing | Single sculls |
| Gold | Ntouskos – Stergiakas | Rowing | Double sculls |
| Gold | Christou – Gkolomeev – Karpouzlis – Vazaios | Swimming | 4×100 m freestyle |
| MEDAL | NAME | SPORT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Eleni Chatziliadou | Karate | +68 kg |
| Silver | Konstantina Benteli | Weightlifting | −58 kg Clean & Jerk |
| Silver | Dimitrios Aslanidis | Weightlifting | −85 kg Snatch |
| Silver | Theodoros Iakovidis | Weightlifting | −94 kg Snatch |
| Silver | Rafailía Spanoudaki-Hatziriga | Athletics | 100 m |
| Silver | Konstantinos Baniotis | Athletics | High jump |
| Silver | Elisavet Pesiridou | Athletics | 100 m hurdles |
| Silver | Thomais Emmanouilidou | Rowing | Lightweight single sculls |
| Silver | Marokos – Nikolaidis | Rowing | Lightweight double sculls |
| Silver | Eleni Kelaiditi | Rhythmic gymnastics | All-around |
| Silver | Konstantinos Chamalidis | Taekwondo | −68 kg |
| Silver | Greek women’s team | Volleyball | Women’s tournament |
| Silver | Greek men’s team | Water polo | Men’s tournament |
| MEDAL | NAME | SPORT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Apostolos Christou | Swimming | 50 m backstroke |
| Bronze | Theodora Drakou | Swimming | 50 m backstroke |
| Bronze | Anna Ntountounaki | Swimming | 100 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Apostolos Christou | Swimming | 200 m backstroke |
| Bronze | Theodora Drakou | Swimming | 50 m freestyle |
| Bronze | Stefanos Dimitriadis | Swimming | 200 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Andreas Vazaios | Swimming | 200 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Baka – Drakou – Drasidou – Ntountounaki | Swimming | 4×100 m medley relay |
| Bronze | Dimitrios Tsekeridis | Wrestling | Greco-Roman −87 kg |
| Bronze | Despoina Metaxia Georgiadou | Fencing | Individual sabre |
| Bronze | Dimitrios Aslanidis | Weightlifting | −85 kg Clean & Jerk |
| Bronze | Alexios Ntanatsidis | Judo | −81 kg |
| Bronze | Theodoros Tselidis | Judo | −90 kg |
| Bronze | Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou | Athletics | Discus throw |
| Bronze | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Athletics | Pole vault |
| Bronze | Alexandros Tsanikidis | Boxing | Light welterweight |
| Bronze | Polyneikis Kalamaras | Boxing | Light heavyweight |
| Bronze | Spyridon Giannaros | Rowing | Lightweight single sculls |
| Bronze | Spyridon Kalentzis | Rowing | Single sculls |
| Bronze | Konstantinos Douvalidis | Athletics | 110 m hurdles |
| Bronze | Greek women’s team | Water polo | Women’s tournament |
| Bronze | Greek men’s team | Volleyball | Men’s tournament |
