Nikolaos Georgantas

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Olympic medalist
Nikolaos Georgantas
Nikolaos Georgantas
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Bronze 1904 St Louis Discus throw
Intercalated Games
Gold 1906 Athens Stone Throw
Silver 1906 Athens Discus throw
Silver 1906 Athens Discus throw,
Greek style

Nikolaos Georgantas (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαντάς, February 27, 1878 (OS)/March 12, 1878 (NS) – January 23, 1958) was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.

He was born in Steno, Salamis Island.

He competed for a Greece in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, in the discus throw where he won the Bronze medal.

Two years later in Athens in his home country of Greece he won the gold medal in the stone throw competition in the 1906 Summer Olympics. He added two silvers to this to complete his collection. He was second in the Greek style discus throw behind Finland’s Verner Järvinen who he pushed into third when finishing second in the discus again behind America's Martin Sheridan who won for the second Olympics running.


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