Georgios Papasideris

Georgios Saranti Papasideris (Greek: Γεώργιος/Γιώργος Παπασιδέρης, 1875 in Koropi – 1920) was a Greek athlete and weightlifter.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Greece
Bronze medal – third place 1896 Athens Shot put

Career

Papasideris was born in Koropi.

He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed in the shot put, placing third. His best throw was 10.36 metres.

Papasideris also threw the discus, placing somewhere between fifth and last (ninth) place.

In the two-handed weightlifting event, now known as clean and jerk, Papasideris tied for fourth place with Carl Schuhmann of Germany. They had both lifted 90.0 kilograms.

References
  1. "Georgios Papasideris". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.


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