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Fencing At The 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each. Medal summary These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal. Participating nations A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games: * * * * Medal table Sub-Committee for Fencing * Ioannis Phokianos, president * Georgios Streit, secretary * Ioannis Yenissarlis * Loukas Belos * Nikolaos Politis * Chas. Waldstein * Dimitrios Aiginitis * Dimitrios Sekkeris * Spyridon Koumoundouros * Konstantinos Manos * Spyridon Antonopoulos See also *List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men) * List of Olympic medalists in fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zappeion
The Zappeion ( el, Ζάππειον Μέγαρο, Záppeion Mégaro, ) is a large, palatial building next to the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private and is one of the city's most renowned modern landmarks. Constructing the Zappeion In 1869, the Greek Parliament allocated of public land between the Palace Gardens and the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus, and also passed a law on 30 November 1869, "for the building works of the Olympic Games", as the Zappeion was the first building to be erected specifically for the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern world. The ancient Panathenian stadium was also refurbished as part of the works for the Olympic Games. Following some delay, on 20 January 1874, the cornerstone of the building was laid; this new building would be designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen. Finally, on 20 October 1888, the Zappeion opened. Unfortunately for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telemachos Karakalos
Telemachos Karakalos ( el, Τηλέμαχος Καράκαλος, Dimitsana 1866 – 15 June 1951) was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Karakalos competed in the men's sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, Karakalos won three of his four matches. He defeated Georgios Iatridis, Adolf Schmal, and Holger Nielsen but lost to countryman Ioannis Georgiadis Ioannis Georgiadis (29 March 1876 – 17 May 1960) was a Greece, Greek fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. In 1896 Ge .... His 3-1 record put him in second place. References External links * 1866 births 1951 deaths Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Greek male fencers Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic fencers of Greece Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics People fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The Summer Olympics
Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing: *Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed. *Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed. *Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed. Summary Events Men's Women's Past events Nations Numbers indicate the number of fencers each nation sent to that Olympics. Medal table Source: ''Accurate as of the conclusion of the 2020 Summer Olympics'' See also * List of Olympic venues in fencing *Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics References * {{International Fencing competitions Sports at the Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Summer Olympics Events
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested at the Zappeion. They were prepared and organized by the Sub-Committee for Fencing. The épée event for men was cancelled. All fencing was done to three touches. Events were held on 7 April and 9 April 1896. 15 athletes from four nations competed; 8 fencers from 3 nations won one medal each. Medal summary These medals are retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal. Participating nations A total of 15 fencers from four nations competed at the Athens Games: * * * * Medal table Sub-Committee for Fencing * Ioannis Phokianos, president * Georgios Streit, secretary * Ioannis Yenissarlis * Loukas Belos * Nikolaos Politis * Chas. Waldstein * Dimitrios Aiginitis * Dimitrios Sekkeris * Spyridon Koumoundouros * Konstantinos Manos * Spyridon Antonopoulos See also *List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men) * List of Olympic medalists in fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Medalists In Fencing (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in fencing. Current Program Foil, Individual Foil, Team Épée, Individual Épée, Team Sabre, Individual Sabre, Team All-time medal table - Women's - 1924–2016 ReferencesInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Olympic medalists Fencing (women) medalists Olympic, women Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Medalists In Fencing (men)
This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in fencing. Current program Foil, individual Foil, team Épée, individual Épée, team Sabre, individual Sabre, team Discontinued events Épée, Amateurs and Masters Épée, Masters Foil, Masters Sabre, Masters Singlestick All-time medal table - Men's - 1896–2020 See also * Fencing at the 1906 Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ... References External linksInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Olympic medalists Fencing (men) Fencing (men) medalists Olympic, men * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loukas Belos
Loukas ( el, Λουκᾶς/Λουκάς) is a Greek (male) first name. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Lucas. This name is often given to honor Luke the Evangelist. People with the given name Loukas * Loukas Apostolidis, a Greek footballer *Loukas Barlos, a Greek businessman *Loukas Daralas, a Greek musician *Loukas Yorkas, a Greek-Cypriot singer *Loukas Hadjiloukas, a Cypriot football manager *Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos, a Greek politician *Loukas Karadimos, a Greek footballer * Loukas Karakatsanis, a Greek footballer * Loukas Louka (footballer) (born 1978), Cypriot football defender * Loukas Louka (athlete) (born 1945), retired Greek Cypriot shot putter *Loukas Mavrokefalidis, a Greek basketball player *Loukas Notaras, the last Megas Doux of the Byzantine Empire *Loukas Panourgias, a Greek footballer * Loukas Papadimos, Greek economist and prime minister * Loukas Stylianou, a Cypriot football defender *Loukas Vyntra, a Czech-Greek footballer People with the surname Loukas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Streit
Georgios Streit ( el, Γεώργιος Στρέιτ; 1868–1948) was a Greek lawyer and professor. A legal advisor to King Constantine I, Streit was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1913–14, on the eve of World War I. Later, he served as a Judge at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague after 1929. Early life and family Born in Patras, Greece in 1868, Streit was the son of law professor Stefanos Streit and his wife Victoria Lontou. He was the third generation born in Greece of a German family. He studied law in Athens and Germany and was later on the law faculty of University of Leipzig. In 1898, Streit married Julia Karatheodori. Law professor In 1893, Streit was appointed to the faculty of International Law at the University of Athens. During this period, Streit was active in supporting the Greek population in Macedonia, which was still under the hegemony of the Ottoman Empire. He also wrote a number of seminal treatises on International Law in Greek. Servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Nielsen
Holger Louis Nielsen (18 December 1866 in Copenhagen – 26 January 1955 in Hellerup) was a Danish fencer, sport shooter, and athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is probably best known for drawing up the first modern set of rules for the game of handball. Fencing Nielsen's main sport was fencing, in which he competed in the sabre. At Athens, Nielsen placed third in the sabre event. He split his matches in the five-man, round-robin tournament. Nielsen defeated Adolf Schmal and Georgios Iatridis, but lost to Telemachos Karakalos and Ioannis Georgiadis. This 2-2 record put Nielsen in third place. Firearms competitions In the military rifle event, Nielsen quit the competition after the first day. He had shot 20 times out of the full 40, though his score was unknown. Nielsen placed fifth in the military pistol event. He won a bronze medal in the rapid fire pistol, coming in last of the three shooters that finished the competition. His best result o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Georgiadis
Ioannis Georgiadis (29 March 1876 – 17 May 1960) was a Greece, Greek fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. In 1896 Georgiadis competed in the men's Sabre (fencing), sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, Georgiadis won all four of his matches. He defeated Georgios Iatridis, Adolf Schmal, Telemachos Karakalos, and Holger Nielsen in succession to win first place. Georgiadis later became Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. References External links * 1876 births 1960 deaths Greek male sabre fencers Olympic gold medalists for Greece Olympic fencers of Greece Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Fencers at the 1906 In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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