Ioannis Georgios Lavrentis ( el, Ιωάννης Λαυρέντης) was a
Greek
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athlete who was likely the second runner to win a
marathon. On March 12, 1896, he was first in a field of 38 runners attempting to qualify for the
1896 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece (3:11:27).
One month later, he was one of 17 athletes to compete in the
first Olympic marathon. Seven runners, including Lavrentis, did not finish the race.
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Greek male long-distance runners
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Olympic athletes of Greece
Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics
19th-century sportsmen
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