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| − | '''Charilaos Michail Vasilakos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος, was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]] who competed in the [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]]. | + | '''Charilaos Michail Vasilakos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος), was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]] who competed in the [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]]. |
Vasilakos was born in [[Piraeus]] in [[1876]] to a father who hailed from [[Lygerea]], [[Mani]]. His grandfather, Vasilis, had fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]]. Vasilakos competed for a Greece in the [[1896 Summer Olympics]], held in [[Athens]], in the [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]] where he won second place with a time of 3hrs 6min 3sec. | Vasilakos was born in [[Piraeus]] in [[1876]] to a father who hailed from [[Lygerea]], [[Mani]]. His grandfather, Vasilis, had fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]]. Vasilakos competed for a Greece in the [[1896 Summer Olympics]], held in [[Athens]], in the [[Marathon (sport)|marathon]] where he won second place with a time of 3hrs 6min 3sec. | ||
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Charilaos Michail Vasilakos (Greek Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος), was a Greek athlete who competed in the marathon.
Vasilakos was born in Piraeus in 1876 to a father who hailed from Lygerea, Mani. His grandfather, Vasilis, had fought in the Greek War of Independence. Vasilakos competed for a Greece in the 1896 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, in the marathon where he won second place with a time of 3hrs 6min 3sec.
Vasilakos was a customs official by profession. In 1927, he built a theatre in Piraeus on some land he inherited from his father. The theatre operated 3-4 years and then closed. In 1959, he converted the old theatre into a cinema.
Vasilakos died in 1963.
