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Greek cyclist
Georgios Koletis

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

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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