Aristidis Konstantinidis was a Greek

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 racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens

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Olympic success in 1896

Konstantinidis competed in the 10 kilometres, 100 kilometres, and road races. He won the road race, covering the 87 kilometres from Athens to Marathon

Marathon, Greece

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 and back in a time of 3:22:31 despite his bicycle breaking down shortly after turning around and him falling during the return trip. The race was then done with the help of pacemaker

Pacemaker

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s, and some sources say that he finished the race on a pacemaker's bicycle, because his bicylce had broken down. Other sources tell that he finished the race with a bicycle from a spectator.

Konstantinidis did not do as well in the track races, finishing fifth in the 10 kilometres after colliding with countryman Georgios Kolettis

Georgios Kolettis

Georgios Kolettis was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Kolettis competed in the 10 and 100 kilometres races. He finished second in the 100 kilometres, behind Léon Flameng of France. Kolettis and Flameng were the only two to finish. When Flameng crossed the...

 and not finishing the 100 kilometres. He was one of seven to not finish out of the nine that started the race.

Olympic games in 1906

In the 1906 Intercalated Games, Konstantinidis participated again, this time in the road race and in the 20 kilometres. He did not finish in the road race, and was eliminated in the second round in the 20 kilometres.