Greece: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Greece has participated at the Winter Paralympics since 2002 26 Jan 2014• Greece made their Paralympic Winter debut in the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 and has also participated in the 2006 and 2010 Paralympics.
• At the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Ioannis Papavasileiou finished 40th in both the men's giant slalom and slalom standing events.
• Alpine skier Paraskevi Christodouloupoulou recorded Greece's best result at Vancouver 2010, finishing in 16th place in the women's giant slalom standing.
• Greece have yet to win a medal at the Paralympic Winter Games.
• In the summer edition, Greece collected a total of 80 medals (14 gold, 33 silver and 33 bronze).
• Greece won 12 of those medals (one gold, three silver, eight bronze) in London in 2012.
• Greece won the most medals at Beijing 2008 (24). The 24 medals won in 2008 trumped the total of 20 pocketed in their home Games in 2004.
• Greek Paralympians have won medals in four sports: athletics (39), swimming (37), powerlifting (two) and boccia (two).
• You can follow Greece on Twitter @ParalympicGRE and Facebook
Athletes:
Alpine skiing
Efthymios KALARAS