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Ελληνικά: Ο Λεωνίδας Πύργος Έλληνας αθλητής ξιφασκίας. Ήταν ο πρώτος Έλληνας που έλαβε χρυσό μετάλλιο σε Ολυμπιακούς αγώνες της εποχής μας

English: Leonidas Pyrgos, Greek fencer - The First Greek Olympic medallist

Date

1896

Source

official report of the first Olympic games, p. 62

Author

SP. P. LAMBROS and N. G. POLITES

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