Evangelos Depastas

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Evangelos Depastas
Personal information
NationalityGreek
Born(1932-01-06)6 January 1932
Athens, Greece
Died5 January 2009(2009-01-05) (aged 76)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event(s)800m, 1500m

Evangelos Depastas (Greek: Ευάγγελος Δεπάστας; 6 January 1932 – 5 January 2009) was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He was named the 1957 Greek Athlete of the Year.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evangelos Depastas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

He attended Stanford University (as I recall it was 1959-1960) on an athletic scholarship and was a member of the Stanford University track team. He was my roommate in Stern Hall for that year. (Contributed by David C. Junge….Anchorage, Alaska)