Telemachos Karakalos ' onMouseout='HidePop("71980")' href="/topics/Dimitsana">Dimitsana

Dimitsana

Dimitsana is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...

 1866 - 15 June 1951) was a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 fencer

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

. 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...

.

Karakalos competed in the men's sabre

Sabre

The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...

 event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, Karakalos won three of his four matches. He defeated Georgios Iatridis

Georgios Iatridis

Georgios Iatridis was a Greek fencer. He participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Iatridis competed in the sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, he lost all four of his matches. He was defeated by Ioannis Georgiadis, Adolf Schmal, Telemachos Karakalos and Holger...

, Adolf Schmal

Adolf Schmal

Felix Adolf Schmal was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

, and Holger Nielsen

Holger Nielsen

Holger Louis Nielsen was a Danish fencer, shooter, and athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is probably best known for drawing up the first modern set of rules for the game of handball.-Fencing:Nielsen's main sport was fencing, in which he competed in the sabre...

 but lost to countryman Ioannis Georgiadis

Ioannis Georgiadis

Ioannis Georgiadis was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 1906 Intercalated Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris....

. His 3-1 record put him in second place.