Ioannis Andreou was a

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swimmer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in

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. Andreou competed in the 1,200 metres freestyle event. He placed second of the seven swimmers, with a time of 21:03.4. The winner,

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, had finished in 18:22.2.

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* Year of birth missing Year of death missing Greek male swimmers Swimmers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Olympic swimmers of Greece Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics Greek male freestyle swimmers Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Greece-Olympic-medalist-stub