Nikolaos Syllas Explained

Nikolaos Syllas
Birth Date:30 November 1914
Birth Place:Chios, Voreio Aigaio, Greece
Death Date:16 August 1986 (aged 71)
Death Place:Chios, Voreio Aigaio, Greece
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus
Club:Panhiakos / Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos

Nikolaos Syllas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικόλαος Σύλλας; 30 November 1914 – 16 August 1986) was a Greek athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Chios.[1] At the 1952 edition he was flag bearer for Greece.[2] [3]

Outside the Olympics he was a silver medallist at the 1951 Mediterranean Games behind Italy's Giuseppe Tosi (an Olympic medallist).[4] He was also a three-time participant for Greece at the European Athletics Championships, competing 1934, 1946 and 1950.

Syllas won two discus throw titles (1937 and 1939) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/nikolaos-syllas-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004313/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/nikolaos-syllas-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 May 2012.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GRE/ Greece
  3. Web site: Biographical Information . Olympedia . 14 July 2024.
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm Mediterranean Games
  5. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 14 July 2024.