Dimitrios (or Demetrius) P. Golemis (; 15 November 1874– 9 January 1941) was a
Greek
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athlete. He competed at the
1896 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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.
Biography
Golemis competed in the 800 metres. He finished second in his preliminary heat to advance to the final. There, he came in last of the three finalists who started the race, as
Albin Lermusiaux
Albin Georges Lermusiaux (9 August 1874 – 20 January 1940) was a French athlete and sport shooter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Career
In total Lermusiaux competed in four different events at the 1896 Summer Olympics, he ...
of
France
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withdrew from the final after defeating Golemis in the heats. Golemis's third-place finish earned him a
bronze medal
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(assigned retroactively by the
International Olympic Committee
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, as no award was given for third place at the time).
He also competed in the 1,500 metres. He finished in the bottom half of the eight runners who took part in the single race of the event, though his exact position is unclear.
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1874 births
1941 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics
19th-century Greek sportsmen
Greek male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Greece
Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
People from Lefkada
Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Place of death missing
Sportspeople from the Ionian Islands (region)
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