Antonios Pepanos
Greek swimmer
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Antonios Pepanos (Greek: Αντώνιος Πέπανος; 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]
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| Born | 1866 Patras, Greece | |||||||||||
| Died | 1918 (aged 51–52) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
