Dauren Kurugliev won the bronze medal in the 86 kg freestyle wrestling on Friday, August 9, with a 5-4 win against Myles Amine of San Marino. This marked Greece’s 8th and final medal in Paris and the 12th in the history of Greek wrestling.
On Saturday, August 10th, Elina Tzengko placed 9th in the women’s javelin final, while the Greek synchronized swimming duo of Evangelia Platanioti and Sofia Malkogeorgou finished in 6th place, the best result in the history of the sport. On Sunday, August 11, the competition wrapped up with the Greek men’s water polo team defeating Spain 15-13, securing 5th place in the Olympic tournament.
The United States ranked 1st in the number of medals (126), China 2nd (91), and the United Kingdom 3rd (65).
Greece secured 51st place in the medal table at the Paris Olympics with 1 gold, 1 silver, and 6 bronze medals, and ranked 26th in total number of medals.
The 8 medals won by the Greek team in Paris matched the medal count from Atlanta in 1996, marking the 4th best performance in Greek Olympic history, following the Athens Games of 1896 (46 medals), 2004 (16 medals), and Sydney in 2000 (13 medals).
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