Spyridon Belokas (, born 1877, date of death unknown) was a

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. He competed at the

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. He was born in

. Belokas was one of 17 athletes to start the Olympic marathon race. He crossed the finish line in third place behind

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and

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, but was later found to have covered part of the course of the race by carriage rather than on foot. Belokas was therefore disqualified, and Gyula Kellner was awarded third place.

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* 1877 births Year of death missing Greek male marathon runners Greek male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century Greek sportsmen Athletes from Athens {{Greece-Olympic-medalist-stub