Georgios Simiriotis Explained

Georgios Simiriotis
Native Name:Γεώργιος Σημηριώτης
Native Name Lang:el
Country Represented: Greece
Death Date:Unknown

Georgios Simiriotis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γεώργιος Σημηριώτης, 1886 - unknown) was a Greek tennis player, who won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event at the 1906 Intercalated Games. He also won multiple events in 1906 and 1908.

Career

At the 1906 Intercalated Games, Simiriotis competed with Sofia Marinou in the mixed doubles tennis event. They lost to eventual winners Max and Marie Decugis, and were awarded a silver medal.[1] [2] [3] In the men's doubles event, Simiriotis and finished fourth, after losing their semi final match to and Xenophon Kasdaglis.[1] [2] [4] In the men's singles event, he lost his quarter final match to Gerard Scheurleer.[4] Simiriotis also took part in one of the fencing competitions at the Games.[1]

Simiriotis won the singles event at the 1906 and 1908 .[5] He also won the men's doubles event at the 1906 Championships alongside,[6] and in 1908 alongside .[5] He won the mixed doubles event at the 1906 Championships alongside Lena Paspati (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λένα Πασπάτη),[5] and in 1908 alongside Sofia Marinou.[5]

Personal life

Simiriotis' mother descended from the family of Georgios Zariphis. His sister Esmée Simirioti also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in tennis, winning the Women's singles event. It is believed that Simiriotis was also related to Sofia Marinou.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mallon, Bill. The 1906 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Company. 2015. 9781476609515.
  2. Book: Grasso, John. Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. September 2011. 380. 9780810872370.
  3. Book: Posey, Carl. III Olympiad: St. Louis 1904, Athens 1906. Warwick Press. November 2015. 9781987944037.
  4. Web site: Georgios Simiriotis. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/georgios-simiriotis-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 5 April 2020.
  5. Book: Skiadas, Eleftherios. 100 χρόνια Όμιλος Αντισφαίρισης Αθηνών 1895-1995. 100 Years of the Athletic Club Athens 1895-1995. Μικρός Ρωμηός Ε.Π.Ε. (Small Romeos). 960-85466-2-1.
  6. Book: Skiadas, Eleftherios. 100 χρόνια Όμιλος Αντισφαίρισης Αθηνών 1895-1995. 100 Years of the Athletic Club Athens 1895-1995. Μικρός Ρωμηός Ε.Π.Ε. (Small Romeos). 960-85466-2-1.