Georgios Papasideris
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| Bronze | 1896 Athens | Shot put | |
Georgios Papasideris (Greek: Γέωργιος Παπασιδέρης, born 1876, date of death unknown) was a Greek athlete and weightlifter.
He was born in Koropi.
Papasideris competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed in the shot put, placing third. His best throw was 10.36 metres.
He also threw the discus, placing somewhere between fifth and last (ninth) place.
In the two-handed weightlifting event, now known as clean and jerk, Papasideris tied for fourth place with Carl Schuhmann of Germany. They had both lifted 90.0 kilograms.
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