Dimitrios (or Demetrius) P. Golemis ( el, Δημήτριος Γολέμης; 15 November 1874– 9 January 1941) was a

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athlete. He competed at the

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Biography

Golemis competed in the 800 metres. He finished second in his preliminary heat to advance to the final. There, he came in last of the three finalists who started the race, as

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withdrew from the final after defeating Golemis in the heats. Golemis's third-place finish earned him a

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(assigned retroactively by the

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, as no award was given for third place at the time). He also competed in the 1,500 metres. He finished in the bottom half of the eight runners who took part in the single race of the event, though his exact position is unclear.

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* 1874 births 1941 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Greek male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece People from Lefkada Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Place of death missing Sportspeople from the Ionian Islands (region) {{Greece-Olympic-medalist-stub