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Alexander Mercati
Alexandros, Count Merkati (22 October 1874 – 5 April 1947) was a Greek golfer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Merkati introduced Pierre de Coubertin to Constantine I of Greece (then the crown prince), instrumental in providing Greek royal support to de Coubertin's idea of reviving the Olympic Games. Merkati was a secretary of the Organizing Committee for the 1896 Summer Olympics.1896 Official Report, p. 12. He was a founding member of the Athens Lawn Tennis Club in 1895 and served as the club's President. He became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1897. He was also a member of the Compiègne Club for golf, leading to Merkati having the opportunity to compete in the Games himself in 1900. He finished 11th of 12 in the first Olympic men's golf tournament, scoring 246 in the 36-hold stroke play tournament. (His mother-in-law, Abbie Pratt, played in the women's tournament, winning a bronze medal.) In 1906, he was a ref ...
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Golf
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Empress Elisabeth Of Austria
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