Ioannis Lavrentis
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Ioannis Lavrentis (Greek: Ιωάννης Λαυρέντης) was a Greek athlete who was likely the second runner to win a marathon. On March 12, 1896, Lavrentis was first in a field of 38 runners attempting to qualify for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece (3:11:27).[1]
One month later, he was one of 17 athletes to compete in the first Olympic marathon. Seven runners, including Lavrentis, did not finish the race.
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- ^ Martin, Dr. David (2000) "Marathon running as a social and athletic phenomenon: historical and current trends" in Dan Tunstall Pedoe Marathon Medicine London: Royal Society of Medicine Press p. 31 ISBN 1853154601, 9781853154607 http://books.google.com/books?id=f15zoDdCa3oC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q&f=false
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