Difference between revisions of "August 4"

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1865: The Hymn to Freedom is established as the National Anthem of Greece.
1936: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas declares a state of emergency and rules by decree.
1991: Greek-owned ship, MTS Oceanos, sinks off the coast of Durban, S. Africa. Its captain and crew are heavily criticised for abandoning the ship before any passengers were rescued.

1929: Ergotelis FC play their first match: a 4-0 victory over Leon at Handax Stadium in Heraklio, Crete.
1936: Christos Mantikas breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles: 53.5
1961: Myron Anyfandakis breaks the Greek record for the javelin throw with 74.15m.
1972: Vasilis Papageorgopoulos breaks the Greek record for the 100m with a 10.22 performance. The record will stand for 21 years.
1984: Babis Cholidis wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Los Angeles Olympiad.
1992: Morfo Drosidou wins bronze in Tae Kwon Do in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
2004: Demis Nikolaidis becomes President of AEK at age 31.
2012: Alexandra Tsiavou and Christina Giazitzidou win bronze in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
2012: Alexandros Papamichail breaks the Greek record in the 20 km Race walking event with a time of 1:21.12.
2024: Lefteris Petrounias earns a bronze medal in the men's rings at the Paris Olympiad. It is his third medal in as many Olympic Games.

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 *[[2012]]: [[Alexandra Tsiavou]] and [[Christina Giazitzidou]] win bronze in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
 *[[2012]]: [[Alexandros Papamichail]] breaks the Greek record in the 20 km [[Race walking]] event with a time of 1:21.12.
+*[[2024]]: [[Lefteris Petrounias]] earns a bronze medal in the men's rings at the Paris Olympiad. It is his third medal in as many Olympic Games.
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