 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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
1906 Athens
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
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
- ↑ "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). Hellenic Army General Staff (4/2004).