In recognition as the birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, Greece always enters the stadium first to lead the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony, with the notable exception of 2004 when Greece entered last as the host nation.

Gymnastics, shooting and wrestling are the other sports that have produced ten or more medals for Greece.

The table below lists the athletes that have won more than one Olympic medal while competing for Greece.

The tables below list the top Olympic medalists for Greece, sorted by gold, silver and then bronze medals.

Greece first competed in swimming at the inaugural 1896 Games, sweeping the top three spots in one event open only to Greek sailors and winning two silver and one bronze medal in international events.

Greece first competed in athletics at the first Games in 1896, winning the men's marathon.

[32] Those remain the only fencing medals Greece has won to date (through the 2020 Olympics).

By tradition, Greece is since then the first country to enter the stadium, during opening ceremonies.

The 2004 Summer Olympics were hosted predominately in Athens, with a few events in other Greek cities including Thessaloniki, Patras, Volos and Heraklion.

The 2004 logo consisted of an olive tree branch (κότινος), with the colors of the modern Greek flag.

The olive tree was a symbol of the city of Athens, while "kotinos" represented the Olympic spirit, as it was the only reward that the athletes were receiving in Olympia, during the ancient Games.