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|colspan=3 align=center| [[image:olympic-rings.png|center|80px|]]
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|colspan=3 | Men's [[Fencing]]
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|bgcolor="gold"| Gold || 1896 || Masters foil
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'''Leonidas Pyrgos''', born in Martineia, was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[fencing|fencer]].

He was the first Greek Olympic medallist in the history of the modern Olympic Games, winning his fencing event of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] on [[7 April]], [[1896]]. His competitor in the event, which consisted of a single bout of [[foil (sword)|foil]] fencing to three touches, was one of the best fencers in the world, the Frenchman Jean Maurice Perronet. After a close contest, Pyrgos won 3-1. The crowd cheered the first Greek Olympic medallist. He was lifted onto their shoulders and carried throughout the streets of [[Athens]].

[[Category:Fencers|Pyrgos, Leonidas]]
[[Category:Olympic Gold medalists|Pyrgos, Leonidas]]

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+'''Leonidas Pyrgos''', born in [[Mantineia]], was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[fencing|fencer]].
 He was the first Greek Olympic medallist in the history of the modern Olympic Games, winning his fencing event of the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] on [[7 April]], [[1896]]. His competitor in the event, which consisted of a single bout of [[foil (sword)|foil]] fencing to three touches, was one of the best fencers in the world, the Frenchman Jean Maurice Perronet. After a close contest, Pyrgos won 3-1. The crowd cheered the first Greek Olympic medallist. He was lifted onto their shoulders and carried throughout the streets of [[Athens]].

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 '''Leonidas Pyrgos''', born in Martineia, was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[fencing|fencer]].