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The most popular team sports in Greece are football, basketball, volleyball, water polo and handball. The first four sports have a big tradition in Greece as well as have taken place official championships since the decade of twenties or thirties. The official handball championship commenced with delay, in 1980, but won popularity gradually.
Greece has three bordering seas, the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea, so it is not surprising that sailing is a popular sport. Greek athletes have won 7 medals in sailing and 2 in Rowing at the Olympic games and also numerous gold medals in the world and European championships.
The Greek national team's first match came on April 7, 1929, in a 1–4 loss to Italy. Greece have qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 1994, in 2010 and in 2014. Greece have qualified for the European Championship four times, their first in 1980, their second in 2004, their third in 2008 and their fourth in 2012.
Sports competitions in Greece by sport (25 C) # Greek sportspeople by sport (64 C) A. Archery in Greece (1 C, 1 P) Athletics in Greece (8 C, 6 P) B.
Greek sports clubs outside Greece (7 P) + Women's sports clubs and teams in Greece (4 C) B. Baseball teams in Greece (7 P) Basketball teams in Greece (16 C, 76 P)
The Big Three (Greek: Οι μεγάλοι τρεις, hoi megaloi treis) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Greece, all of whom are located within the so called Attica basin or Athens metropolitan area.
Club Greek name Settlement Regional unit Region AEK Athens B: Α.Ε.Κ. Β' Nea Filadelfeia: Central Athens: Attica: Apollon Smyrnis: Απόλλων Σμύρνης
Greek sport stubs (7 C, 105 P) Pages in category "Sport in Greece" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent ...