Pantelis Karasevdas
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Shooting | ||
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1896 Athens | Military rifle |
Pantelis Karasevdas | |
|---|---|
| 12th and 14th President of Panathinaikos FC and Panathinaikos AC | |
| In office 1924 and 1928 – 1926 and 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Panos Savvidis and Dimitrios Damaskinos |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Xiros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1877 Astakos, Greece |
| Died | 1946 (aged 69) Astakos, Greece |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Greece) |
| Profession | Military Officer |
Pantelis Karasevdas (Greek: Παντελής Καρασεβδάς; 1877 – 1946) was a Greek shooter. He was a member of Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, that merged in 1923 with Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi. Karasevdas competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he won a gold medal for the host country.[1]
Career
Karasevdas was just 19 years old when he competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, he entered three shooting events, in the 200 metre military rifle, he won by a huge margin, scoring 2,350 points and hitting the target with all 40 shots,[2] he also competed in the 300 metre free rifle event, placing fifth with a score of 1,039 out of 20 official starters,[3] and in his other event the military pistol event, Karasevdas abandoned the competition after firing two of the five strings of six shots.[4]
Other informations
Apart from being a shooter, Karasevdas also studied law at the University of Athens,[5] but would later become a military officer with participation almost in every military event of Greece from the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 to the Greek Resistance during World War II, including the First Balkan War where he was seriously injured in Samos.[5]
A prominent Venizelist and anti-Royalist, he was elected an MP since 1910 and was voted in two more times.[5]
He was elected also president of Panathinaikos A.C. two times (1924–26 and 1928–30), he was also part of the Greek Olympic Committee from 1924 to 1935.[5]
Karasevdas died in March 14th 1946 in Astakos the same town he was born in.[5]
References
- ^ "Pantelis Karasevdas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Shooting at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Military Rifle, 200 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Shooting at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Shooting at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Military Pistol, 25 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "The Olympians of our Association". panelliniosac.gr. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- Shooters at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- 19th-century sportsmen
- Greek male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters of Greece
- Olympic gold medalists for Greece
- 1877 births
- 1946 deaths
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Greek military personnel
- Members of the Hellenic Parliament
- Liberal Party (Greece) politicians
- Panathinaikos F.C. presidents
- Greek Resistance members
- National Liberation Front (Greece) members
- Greek sportsperson-politicians
- Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- People from Astakos