Themistoklis Diakidis ( el, Θεμιστοκλής Διακίδης; August 22, 1882 – May 8, 1944) was a

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athlete who competed in the high jump. Diakidis was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi. He competed for Greece in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in

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, where he won the bronze medal jointly with the American Bert Kerrigan.

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* 1882 births 1944 deaths Greek male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Sportspeople from the South Aegean People from Symi {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub