{"id":20061,"date":"2026-08-23T05:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/greece-wins-five-medals-on-opening-day-in-taranto\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T05:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:39:49","slug":"greece-wins-five-medals-on-opening-day-in-taranto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/greece-wins-five-medals-on-opening-day-in-taranto\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Wins Five Medals on Opening Day in Taranto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3>Greek swimming made a spectacular start to the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, with the national team winning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze on the opening day.<\/h3>\n<p>The five-medal haul included a national record and placed Greece firmly among the leading swimming nations at the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Dimitrios Markos delivered one of the day\u2019s standout performances, winning the men\u2019s 400m freestyle in 3:47.07 and setting a new Greek national record.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Ntountounaki also claimed gold, winning the women\u2019s 50m butterfly in 26.11.<\/p>\n<p>Apostolos Siskos completed Greece\u2019s gold-medal haul by winning the men\u2019s 200m backstroke in 1:55.95.<\/p>\n<p>Stergios Marios Bilas added bronze in the men\u2019s 50m butterfly, finishing in 23.37.<\/p>\n<p>Artemis Vasilaki completed the Greek medal haul with silver in the women\u2019s 1500m freestyle, recording 16:22.15.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek delegation also celebrated a special moment when Hellenic Olympic Committee President Isidoros Kouvelos presented Siskos with his gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>Greece is competing in Taranto with 20 swimmers and has immediately demonstrated the strength of its national team with major victories, strong performances and a national record.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Greek results on the opening day<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dimitrios Markos \u2014 Gold, men\u2019s 400m freestyle, 3:47.07 \u2014 National record<\/li>\n<li>Anna Ntountounaki \u2014 Gold, women\u2019s 50m butterfly, 26.11<\/li>\n<li>Apostolos Siskos \u2014 Gold, men\u2019s 200m backstroke, 1:55.95<\/li>\n<li>Artemis Vasilaki \u2014 Silver, women\u2019s 1500m freestyle, 16:22.15<\/li>\n<li>Stergios Marios Bilas \u2014 Bronze, men\u2019s 50m butterfly, 23.37<\/li>\n<li>Vasileios Kakoulakis \u2014 7th, men\u2019s 400m freestyle, 3:51.37<\/li>\n<li>Andreas Vazaios \u2014 9th, men\u2019s 50m butterfly, 24.12; did not advance to the final<\/li>\n<li>Marios Theodoros Zafeiropoulos \u2014 12th, men\u2019s 100m breaststroke, 1:03.23; did not advance to the final<\/li>\n<li>Anna Avgousta Vlachou \u2014 6th, women\u2019s 50m butterfly, 26.91<\/li>\n<li>Eleni Antoniadou \u2014 5th, women\u2019s 200m backstroke, 2:14.86<\/li>\n<li>Apostolos Papastamos \u2014 8th, men\u2019s 200m backstroke, 2:03.40<\/li>\n<li>Nicoletta Pavlopoulou \u2014 5th, women\u2019s 100m breaststroke, 1:09.16<\/li>\n<li>Andromachi Tasakou \u2014 7th, women\u2019s 100m breaststroke, 1:09.54<\/li>\n<li>Savvas Thomoglou \u2014 6th, men\u2019s 100m breaststroke, 1:02.11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Greece\u2019s swimmers will now look to build on an exceptional opening day as competition continues in Taranto.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAnna Ntountounaki, Apostolos Siskos, Artemis Vasilaki, Dimitrios Markos, Greece, Greek swimming, Mediterranean Games, National Record, Stergios Marios Bilas, swimming medals, Taranto 2026\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/23\/gregreece-wins-five-medals-on-opening-day-in-taranto\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greek swimming made a spectacular start to the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, with the national team winning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze on the opening day. 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