Ioannis Georgiadis (29 March 1876 – 17 May 1960) was a
Greek
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fencer. He competed at the
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...
in
Athens
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, the
1906 Intercalated Olympics and the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
in Paris.
In 1896 Georgiadis competed in the men's
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, Georgiadis won all four of his matches. He defeated
Georgios Iatridis
Georgios Iatridis was a Greek fencer. He participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Iatridis competed in the sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, he lost all four of his matches. He was defeated by Ioannis Georgiadis, A ...
,
Adolf Schmal
Felix Adolf Schmal (18 September 1872 – 28 August 1919) was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He was born in Dortmund and died in Salzburg. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
1896 Olympics
With a fencing mask, sabre ...
,
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- ...
, and
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 ...
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
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
.
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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 Intercalated Games
Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Academic staff of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Sportspeople from Tripoli, Greece
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