Georgios Koletis Explained

Georgios Koletis
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Georgios Koletis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.

Notes and References

  1. Georgios Koletis . 1 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204112425/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/georgios-koletis-1.html . 4 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Georgios Koletis . Olympedia . 21 December 2020.