Anastasios Andreou (Greek: Αναστάσιος Ανδρέου; 1877 in Limassol– 1947) was a Greek athlete from Cyprus. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
He was successful in the first Pan Cypriot games in 1896, winning the 100 metres and 110 metres hurdles. He represented Cyprus in the first Pan-Hellenic Games in the 110 metres hurdling.
Biography
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He was born in Limassol in 1877. He studied at the Greek School of Limassol where he was declared Multi-victorious Champion.
He was a volunteer in the Greek army for the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 and fought in Domokos, Derven, Phoulnea and Farsala.
He married Penelope Eraclidou and had one son and two daughters. He died in 1947.
Honors
His success in Pan-Hellenic Games and participation at Olympics were an honour for Sport in Cyprus.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anastasios Andreou Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Anastasios Andreou". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- Βιογραφικόν Λεξικόν Κυπρίων, Αριστείδης Λ. Κουδουνάρης
External links
- Anastasios Andreou at Olympics.com
- Anastasios Andreou at Olympedia
- Biography of Cypriots (1800-1920) by Aristidis Koudounaris.
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- 1877 births
- 1947 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- 19th-century Greek sportsmen
- Olympic athletes for Greece
- Sportspeople from Limassol
- Greek male hurdlers
- Cypriot male hurdlers
- Cypriot emigrants to Greece
- Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
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