Georgios Koletis (Greek: Γεώργιος Κολέτης) was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal.[1][2]
Medal record
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Career
editKoletis 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Georgios Koletis". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links
edit- Georgios Kolettis at Cycling Archives
- Georgios Kolettis at Olympics.com
- Georgios Kolettis at Olympedia
- Giorgos Koletis at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
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