Giannis Fragoudis

Gold medal, April 11, 1896, Giannis Fragoudis – George Orfanidis, automatic pistol, 25m. Athens 1896

Four athletes started and three finished their competition after Briton Sidney Merlin dropped out. The winner was Yannis Fragoudis, captain of artillery, who scored 344 points with 30 shots. A comfortable victory after he pulled away early from his main competitor, Athens lawyer Giorgos Orfanidis (249 points). The final ranking: Frangoudis (Greece) 344 Orfanidis (Greece) 249 Nielsen (Denmark)

Silver medal, April 12, 1896, Giorgos Orfanidis, Ioannis Fragoudis, free rifle, 300m. Athens 1896

The competition ended after two days due to an unusual event. During the competition, some young shooters appeared at the shooting range and asked to participate, which was accepted by the Greek Judicial Commission out of respect for sportsmanship. Giannis Fragoudis, who was in the lead, did not object and finally the conclusion of the final was postponed to the next day, April 12. 20 athletes from three countries participated in the competition, but the gold medal went to Greece, thanks to 35-year-old lawyer Giorgos Orphanidis, who defeated Fragoudis on the second day. The third place of the competition, which was also the last of the shooting, ended up with the Dane Viggo Jensen. HE SAID: “I have always loved hunting and nature. And in the pistol I have been practicing and I hoped in this competition success. I just started practicing with the Mauser rifle ten days ago, I never had it in my hand before.” Final ranking: Orfanidis (Greece) 1583 Frangoudis (Greece) 1312 Jensen (Denmark) 1305 Metaxas (Greece) 1102 Karasevdas (Greece) 1039

Bronze medal, April 11, 1896, Giannis Fragoudis free pistol, 30m. Athens 1896

The participation in this competition was very low, and in the end only five athletes from three countries, Greece, the USA and Denmark, took part. Originally, the American John Paine, who was considered the favorite to win, also participated in the competition, but after finishing first with the military revolver, he withdrew, clearing the way for his brother Sumner to celebrate his own triumph. Sumner beat Denmark’s Holger Nielsen with great ease, while Greece added another accolade with the third place of our champion Yiannis Fragoudis. The final ranking: Paine (USA) 442 Nielsen (Denmark) 285 Frangoudis (Greece) – Morakis (Greece) – Orfanidis (Greece).