Anastasios Andreou (; 1877 in

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– 1947) was a

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from

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. He competed at the

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. 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

He was born in

in 1877. He studied at the Greek School of Limassol where he was declared Multi-victorious Champion. He was a volunteer in the

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for the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 and fought in

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, Derven, Phoulnea and

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. He married Penelope Eraclidou and had one son and two daughters. He died in 1947.Βιογραφικόν Λεξικόν Κυπρίων, Αριστείδης Λ. Κουδουνάρης

Honors

His success in Pan-Hellenic Games and participation at Olympics were an honour for Sport in Cyprus.

References

External links

* *Biography of Cypriots (1800-1920) by Aristidis Koudounaris. 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 Place of death missing Cypriot emigrants to Greece Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897) {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub