Stephanos Christopoulos ( el, Στέφανος Χρηστόπουλος; 1876 – after 1906) was a

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. He was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become

Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891 ...

. Christopoulos 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 ...

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. He defeated Momcsilló Tapavicza of

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in the first bout of the wrestling competition, matching the Hungarian in skill and wearing the other wrestler down until he conceded the match. In the semifinal, Christopoulos faced fellow Greek

Georgios Tsitas Georgios Tsitas ( el, Γεώργιος Τσίτας, born 1872 in Smyrna, died between 1940 and 1945) was a Greece, Greek sport wrestling, wrestler. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the first round of the wrestling competiti ...

. The result of that match was an injured shoulder and a loss for Christopoulos when Tsitas threw him. He finished third behind Tsitas and the German

Carl Schuhmann Carl August Berthold Schuhmann (12 May 1869 – 24 March 1946) was a German athlete who won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and sport wrestling, wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, becoming the most successful athlete at the in ...

, winning the bronze medal. Christopoulos returned to the competitive stage in

ten years later to compete in the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

, he entered three events, his first event was in the

weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...

the two handed lift, he managed to lift 108.5 kilogrammes and finished in tied for seventh place, he also competed in the one handed lift but only lifted 40 kilogrammes and finished eleventh out of the 12 starters. He also entered the

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

in the heavyweight division, he won his first round against

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n, Rudolf Arnold, in the next round he lost to

Marcel Dubois Marcel Dubois (25 July 1856 – 23 October 1916) was a French geographer. He was a co-founder of the ''Annales de Géographie'', a journal of academic geography. Early years Marcel Dubois was born in Paris on 25 July 1856. He attended the Éco ...

from

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