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Konstantinos Skarlatos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σκαρλάτος, March 17, 1872 – 1969) was a Greek Army officer who reached the rank of Lt General. He also competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics as a sport shooter.
Military career[]
He was born in 1872 at Vitolista near Nafpaktos. He entered the Hellenic Army Academy and graduated in July 1892 as an Artillery Second Lieutenant. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars and the Asia Minor Campaign. In 1921–1922, he served as Commander of the Army Academy, and retired with the rank of Lieutenant General.[1]
Olympic record[]
1906 Athens[]
In the 1906 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:
- 20 m duelling pistol - fourth place
- 50 m pistol - fourth place
- 25 m rapid fire pistol - 15th place
- 20 m army pistol (1873 model) - 17th place
1912 Stockholm[]
Six years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:
- Team 50 metre military pistol - fifth place
- Team 30 metre military pistol - fifth place
- 25 metre rapid fire pistol - 27th place
- 50 metre pistol - 30th place
References[]
- ↑ Kakoudakis, Ioannis (2004). "Η Συμβολή των Ε.Δ. στους Β' Διεθνείς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες, Αθήναι 1906" (in Greek). Hellenic Army General Staff. http://www.army.gr/files/File/epitheorisi/200404_%CE%A3%CE%A5%CE%9C%CE%92%CE%9F%CE%9B%CE%97%20%CE%95.%CE%94.%20%CE%A3%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%A5%CE%A3%20%CE%92%CE%84%CE%9F%CE%9B%CF%85%CE%9C%CE%A0%CE%99%CE%91%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%A5%CE%A3%20%CE%91%CE%93%CE%A9%CE%9D%CE%95%CE%A3%201906.pdf.
External links[]
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