Dimitrios Deligiannis
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Dimitrios Deligiannis was a Greek
athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
in Athens
.
He was born in Stemnitsa, Gortynia
.
Deligiannis was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race
. He finished sixth of the nine athletes to have completed the race.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
athlete. 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
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
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He was born in Stemnitsa, Gortynia
Gortynia
Gortynia is a municipality in the Arcadia peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana.-Municipality:...
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Deligiannis was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
The men's marathon event was a special race invented as part of the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Michel Bréal originated the idea of a race from the city of Marathon to Athens, taking inspiration from the legend of Pheidippides...
. He finished sixth of the nine athletes to have completed the race.