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Antonios Pepanos

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Greece
Men's swimming
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens 500 metre freestyle

Antonios Pepanos (Template:Lang-el, 1866 - 1918) was a Greek swimmer. He was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, which merged with Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi. He won the silver medal in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Before the Olympics, Pepanos was hesitating about taking part because he was already thirty years old and past his prime. Finally, even though he was suffering from a cold on the day of the event, he competed in the 500 metres freestyle. He finished second with a time of 9:57.6. The winner, Austrian Paul Neumann, had finished in 8:12.6.

References

  1. ^ "Antonios Pepanos". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.