Spiridon Louis

Spiridon Louis

male, deceased (1940)
Olympic gold medalist, Summer Olympics medalist, long-distance runner, athlete, 1896SummerOlympics, greek…Athlete at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Spiridon "Spiros" Louis was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national...
Demetrius Vikelas

Demetrius Vikelas

male, deceased (1908)
track and field, Modern Greek writer, basket, swimming pool, volleyball, Business Person…1896SummerOlympics, olympics, Summer Olympic Games, first Olympics
Demetrius Vikelas, also known as Bikelas (February 15, 1835 - July 20, 1908) was a Greek businessman and the first president of the International...
Teddy Flack

Teddy Flack

male, deceased (1935)
tennis player, Middle distance runner, Olympic gold medalist, Australian, accountancy, athlete…1896SummerOlympics, Tennis player at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1896 Summer Olympics, inaugural Olympics
Edwin Harold ("Teddy") Flack (November 5, 1873 - January 10, 1935) was an Australian athlete. He was the first Olympic champion in the 800 metres...
Spyros Samaras

Spyros Samaras

male, deceased (1917)
composer, international olympic committee, 1896SummerOlympics, greek, 1964 Summer Olympics, Olympic Anthem
Spyros Samaras (1861-1917) was a Greek composer. His most famous work is the Olympic Anthem, the words of which were contributed by Kostis Palamas....

Carl Schuhmann

male, deceased (1946)
Olympic gold medalist, German, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, gymnastics, long jump, athlete…1896SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Gymnast at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Weightlifter at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Wrestler at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Carl Schuhmann (12 May 1869 - 24 March 1946) was a German athlete, who was born in Berlin and won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestling...
Dionysios Kasdaglis

Dionysios Kasdaglis

male, 129 years old
tennis player, mixed team at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, From greece, Tennis player at the 1896 Summer Olympics…1896SummerOlympics
Dionysios Kasdaglis was a Greek-Egyptian tennis player. He competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Kasdaglis, the only competitor from...
Viggo Jensen

Viggo Jensen

male, deceased (1930)
Olympic gymnast of Denmark, Olympic competitor for Denmark, athlete, shooter, Danish, 1896SummerOlympics…Athlete at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Gymnast at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Weightlifter at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Shooter at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Alexander Viggo Jensen (June 22, 1874 - November 2, 1930) was a Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast, and athlete. He was the first Danish Olympic...
Launceston Elliot

Launceston Elliot

male, deceased (1930)
Athlete at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Saint Helena, Scottish, British, Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, Westminster…1896SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Gymnast at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Weightlifter at the 1896 Summer Olympics, Wrestler at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Launceston Elliot (June 9, 1874 - August 8, 1930) was a Scottish weightlifter. He was the first British Olympic champion. Launceston Elliot was...

Tom Burke

male, deceased (1929)
Boston University, Olympic competitor for the United States, Olympic gold medalist, Sprinter, aau, Boston University alumni…1896SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Thomas Edward Burke (January 15, 1875 - February 14, 1929) was an American athlete. He was the first Olympic champion in the 100 and 400 metres...

Michel Bréal

male, deceased (1915)
Alumni of the École Normale Supérieure, French, Philologist, sanskrit, 1896SummerOlympics, metz
Michel Jules Alfred Bréal, French philologist, was born at Landau in Rhenish Bavaria, of French-Jewish parents. He is often identified as a f...