Filippos Karvelas

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Born1877 (1877)
Athens, Greece
Died7 November 1952(1952-11-07) (aged 74–75)
Athens, Greece
Country
represented
Greece Greece
Filippos Karvelas
Φίλιππος Καρβελάς
Born1877 (1877)
Athens, Greece
Died7 November 1952(1952-11-07) (aged 74–75)
Athens, Greece
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Greece Greece
ClubEthnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1896 AthensTeam parallel bars

Filippos Karvelas (Greek: Φίλιππος Καρβελάς; 1877 in Athens – 7 November 1952 in Athens) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Karvelas competed in both the individual and team events of the parallel bars. He did not win a medal in the individual event, though his ranking is unknown. In the team event, Karvelas was a member of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team that placed third of the three teams in the event, giving him a bronze medal.[2]

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