Athanasios Skaltsogiannis ( el, Αθανάσιος Σκαλτσογιάννης, born 1878, date of death unknown) was a

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

. He was born in Aitolikon. Skaltsogiannis competed in the 110 metres

hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. His time and place in the preliminary heat is not recorded, but it is known that he finished third or fourth and did not advance to the final. Skaltsogiannis was one of nine athletes to compete in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

. The only information known about his placing in the event is that he was not one of the top four. He fought for the freedom of

Epirus sq, Epiri rup, Epiru , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Historical region , image_map = Epirus antiquus tabula.jpg , map_alt = , map_caption = Map of ancient Epirus by Heinri ...

. Later he served as an officer of the guard and was murdered by a prisoner in the Mendrese prison.

References

External links

* 1878 births Year of death missing People from Missolonghi Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Greek male hurdlers Greek male long jumpers Sportspeople from Western Greece Date of birth missing Place of death missing {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub