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Georgios Koletis
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing   Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens 100 kilometres

Georgios Koletis ( Greek: Γεώργιος Κολέτης) was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal. [1] [2]

Career

Koletis competed in the 10 and 100 kilometres races. He finished second in the 100 kilometres, behind Léon Flameng of France. Koletis and Flameng were the only two to finish. When Flameng crossed the finish line, Koletis had completed 289 of the 300 laps required. In the 10 kilometres race, Koletis quit after 7 kilometres due to injuries sustained by colliding with countryman Aristidis Konstantinidis two-thirds of the way through the race.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Koletis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Georgios Koletis". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

External links


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Georgios Kolettis)

Georgios Koletis
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing   Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens 100 kilometres

Georgios Koletis ( Greek: Γεώργιος Κολέτης) was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal. [1] [2]

Career

Koletis competed in the 10 and 100 kilometres races. He finished second in the 100 kilometres, behind Léon Flameng of France. Koletis and Flameng were the only two to finish. When Flameng crossed the finish line, Koletis had completed 289 of the 300 laps required. In the 10 kilometres race, Koletis quit after 7 kilometres due to injuries sustained by colliding with countryman Aristidis Konstantinidis two-thirds of the way through the race.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Koletis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Georgios Koletis". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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