Konstantinos Skarlatos
 Konstantinos Skarlatos c. 1908 | |||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Κωνσταντίνος Σκαρλάτος | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1872 Nafpaktos, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Died | c. 1969 (aged 96–97) Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy | ||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Hellenic Army | ||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant General | ||||||||||||||
| Commands held | Commander of Hellenic Military Academy | ||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Konstantinos Skarlatos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σκαρλάτος, 17 March 1872 – 1969) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. He also competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics as a sport shooter.[1][2]
Military career[edit]
He was born in 1872 at Vitolitsa near Nafpaktos. He entered the Hellenic Military 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 Military Academy, and retired with the rank of lieutenant general.[3]
Olympic record[edit]
1906 Athens[edit]
In the 1906 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:
- 30 m duelling pistol - first place
- 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[edit]
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
- 30 metre rapid fire pistol - 27th place
- 50 metre pistol - 30th place
References[edit]
- ^ "Konstantinos Skarlatos". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Konstantinos Skarlatos". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Kakoudakis, Ioannis (2004). Η Συμβολή των Ε.Δ. στους Β' Διεθνείς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες, Αθήναι 1906 (PDF). Στρατιωτική Επιθεώρηση (in Greek) (4/2004). Hellenic Army General Staff.
- 1872 births
- 1969 deaths
- Greek male sport shooters
- ISSF pistol shooters
- Olympic shooters for Greece
- Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games
- Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- People from Aetolia-Acarnania
- Hellenic Army lieutenant generals
- Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
- Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Olympic gold medalists for Greece
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games
- Sportspeople from Western Greece