Georgios Skoutarides ( el, Γεώργιος Σκουταρίδης) (1885 – 1962) was a Greek

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. He competed at the

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in Athens and at the

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in London. In 1906 he was eliminated in the first round of the 110 metre hurdles competition. Two years later Skoutarides ran in the first heat of the

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, placing second to Edward Duffy and not advancing to the semifinals. He also participated in the 110 metre hurdles event where he was also eliminated in the first round.

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Biography of Georgios Skoutarides
Greek male hurdlers Greek male sprinters Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics 1885 births 1962 deaths 20th-century Greek people {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub