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Dimitrios Negrepontis

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Dimitrios Negrepontis
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born(1915-03-25)25 March 1915
Lausanne, Switzerland
DiedJune 1996
London, England
Sport
SportAlpine skiing

Dimitrios Negrepontis (25 March 1915 – June 1996), also Dimitrios Ioannis Negrepontis or Dimitri John Negroponte, was the first-ever Greek to participate in the winter Olympics alpine skier, coming from Greek diaspora.[1] He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[2]

His son John is an American diplomat and his son Nicholas is a computer scientist.[2]

References

  1. ^ "A Greek Style Miracle on Ice?". Greek Works. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitrios Negrepontis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.