Spyridon Belokas ( el, Σπυρίδων Μπελόκας, born 1877, date of death unknown) 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 ...

. 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 ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

. He was born in

. Belokas was one of 17 athletes to start the Olympic marathon race. He crossed the finish line in third place behind

Spiridon Louis Spyridon Louis ( el, Σπυρίδων Λούης , sometimes transliterated ''Spiridon Loues''; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Σπύρος Λούης), was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day ...

and Charilaos Vasilakos, but was later found to have covered part of the course of the race by carriage rather than on foot. Belokas was therefore disqualified, and

Gyula Kellner Gyula Kellner (born April 11, 1871 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary; died July 28, 1940 in Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Kellner was one of 17 athletes to start the ...

was awarded third place.

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* 1877 births Year of death missing Greek male marathon runners Greek male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Athletes from Athens {{Greece-Olympic-medalist-stub