Nikolaos Syllas ( el, Νικόλαος Σύλλας; 30 November 1914 – 16 August 1986) was a Greek

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

, in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was born in Chios. At the 1952 edition he was flag bearer for Greece. Outside the Olympics he was a silver medallist at the

1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the I Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Alexandria 1951, were the 1st Mediterranean Games. The Games were held for 15 days from 5 to 20 October 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athlet ...

behind Italy's Giuseppe Tosi (an Olympic medallist).Mediterranean Games
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-08. He was also a three-time participant for Greece at the European Athletics Championships, competing 1934, 1946 and 1950.

References

1914 births 1986 deaths Greek male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Chios Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Greek people {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub