Leonidas Pyrgos

Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1896 AthensMasters foil

Leonidas "Leon" Pyrgos (Greek: Λεωνίδας "Λέων" Πύργος, born 1874 in Mantineia, Arcadia; date of death unknown) was a Greek fencer.[1]

Career

Pyrgos was the first Greek Olympic medallist in the history of the modern Olympic Games, winning his fencing event of the 1896 Summer Olympics on 7 April 1896.[2][3] His competitor in the event, which consisted of a single bout of foil fencing to three touches, was one of the best fencers in the world, the Frenchman Joanni Perronet. After a close contest, Pyrgos won 3–1. The crowd cheered the first Greek Olympic medallist. He was lifted onto their shoulders and carried throughout the streets of Athens.

References

  1. ↑ "Leon Pyrgos". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leon Pyrgos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ↑ David Wallechinsky (2004), The Complete Book of the Olympics 2004. Aurum Press. p.627.


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