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| − | '''Stavros Velkopoulos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] athlete in the [[800m]] and the [[ | + | '''Stavros Velkopoulos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] athlete in the [[800m]], the [[1500m]] and the [[3000m steeplechase]]. |
| − | Velkopoulos was born in [[Constantinople|Istanbul]]. He was an athlete of [[Panathinaikos]]. | + | Velkopoulos was born in [[Constantinople|Istanbul]] in [[1914]]. He was an athlete of [[Panathinaikos AO]]. |
| − | Velkopoulos represented Greece in the [[1936]] Olympics of Berlin. Among his accomplishments | + | Velkopoulos represented Greece in the [[1936]] Olympics of Berlin. |
| + | Among his accomplishments were two gold medals in the Balkan Games of [[1939]], a silver in [[1937]] and bronze in [[1936]] and [[1938]]. | ||
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| + | After the war, he was persecuted for his political beliefs, being jailed and exiled at various times. His health suffered and he died an untimely death. | ||
[[Category:Greek Athletes|Velkopoulos, Stavros]] | [[Category:Greek Athletes|Velkopoulos, Stavros]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1914 births|Velkopoulos, Stavros]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:28, August 7, 2009
Stavros Velkopoulos was a Greek athlete in the 800m, the 1500m and the 3000m steeplechase.
Velkopoulos was born in Istanbul in 1914. He was an athlete of Panathinaikos AO.
Velkopoulos represented Greece in the 1936 Olympics of Berlin. Among his accomplishments were two gold medals in the Balkan Games of 1939, a silver in 1937 and bronze in 1936 and 1938.
After the war, he was persecuted for his political beliefs, being jailed and exiled at various times. His health suffered and he died an untimely death.
