Dimitrios P. Golemis ' onMouseout='HidePop("66073")' href="/topics/Lefkada">Lefkada

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 - January 9, 1941) was a Greek

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 athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

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.

Golemis competed in the 800 metres. He finished second in his preliminary heat to advance to the final. There, he came in last of the three finalists who started the race, as Albin Lermusiaux

Albin Lermusiaux

Albin Lermusiaux was a French athlete and shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Lermusiaux won his preliminary heat of the 800 metres with a time of 2:16.6. This qualified him to compete in the final, but Lermusiaux chose not to do so.In the 1,500 metres, which was run in a...

 of France

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 withdrew from the final after defeating Golemis in the heats. Golemis's third place finish earned him a bronze medal

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 (assigned retroactively by the International Olympic Committee

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, as no award was given for third place at the time).

He also competed in the 1,500 metres. He finished in the bottom half of the eight runners who took part in the single race of the event, though his exact position is unclear.