Georgios Aliprantis

Georgios Aliprantis
Georgios Aliprantis in 1908
Personal information
Full name	Γεώργιος Αλιμπράντης
Country represented	GRE
Born	1880 (1880) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	31 July 1943(1943-07-31) (aged 62–63) Athens, Greece
Medal record Gymnastics Representing  Greece Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Rope climbing

Georgios Aliprantis (Greek: Γεώργιος Αλιμπράντης, 1880 – 31 July 1943) was a Greek gymnast who won the rope climbing event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.

Career

Aliprantis won the rope climbing event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. The event consisted of climbing up a 10 metres (33 ft) rope in the fastest time, and Aliprantis' time of 11.4 seconds was 2.4 seconds quicker than Hungary's Béla Erödy, who finished second.^{[1]: 102 [2][3]} At the Games, Aliprantis also competed in the Individual all-around, 5 events competition, finishing fifth. The event was won by France's Pierre Payssé.^[2] In addition to his gold medal, Georgios was awarded a Hermes statue, and a second Hermes statue was awarded to his brother Nikolaos Aliprantis [el].^[4]

Personal life

Georgios Aliprantis was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. His brother Nikolaos was also a gymnast, who also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games.^{[1]: 216 [5]}

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