Iakovos Theofilas (, born 22 October 1861, date of death unknown) was a

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. He competed in the

1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games (), held from 22 April 1906 to 2 May 1906, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Kingdom of Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were re ...

and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

Career

Theofilas was born in

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. In 1906, he finished 18th in the free rifle, free position event. He also participated in the 200 m army rifle competition but did not finish the contest. Six years later at the

he participated in the following events: * Team 25 metre small-bore rifle – fourth place * Team 50 metre small-bore rifle – fifth place * Team military rifle – seventh place * 25 metre small-bore rifle – 36th place * 50 metre rifle, prone – 37th place * 300 metre military rifle, three positions – 72nd place * 600 metre free rifle – 85th place

References

1861 births Year of death missing Greek male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Greece Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Athens {{Greece-sportshooting-bio-stub