Dionysios Kasdaglis (October 10, 1872 – 1931) was a Greek

Greece

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-Egypt

Egypt

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ian tennis

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 player. He competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

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Career

Kasdaglis, the only competitor from Egypt

Egypt

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, made it to the finals in both the singles and doubles events. In the singles, he defeated Defert

Defert

Defert was a French tennis player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Defert was defeated in the first round of the singles tournament by Dionysios Kasdaglis of Egypt, placing eighth in a tie with all of the other players defeated in their first matches. He did not compete in the...

 of France

France

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 in the first round, Konstantinos Akratopoulos

Konstantinos Akratopoulos

Konstantinos Akratopoulos Akratopoulos had a bye in the first round of the singles tournament. He met Dionysios Kasdaglis of Egypt in the second round, losing to the eventual silver medallist. Akratopoulos finished in a three-way tie for fifth place....

 of Greece

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 in the second, and Momcsilló Tapavicza

Momcsilló Tapavicza

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 of Hungary

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 in the semifinals before facing John Pius Boland

John Pius Boland

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 of Great Britain and Ireland

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 in the final. Boland proved the better player, and Kasdaglis finished second. The medal is credited to Kasdaglis as a Greek by the International Olympic Committee

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For the doubles tournament, Kasdaglis paired with Demetrios Petrokokkinos

Demetrios Petrokokkinos

Demetrios Petrokokkinos was a Greek tennis player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Petrokokkinos was defeated in the first round of the singles tournament by fellow Greek Evangelos Rallis. This put him in a six-way tie for eighth place among the thirteen man field.In the...

 in a mixed team

Mixed team at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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. They defeated the Greeks Konstantinos Paspatis

Konstantinos Paspatis

Konstantinos Paspatis was a Greek tennis player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Born in Liverpool, England 5 June 1878 and died in Athens 14 March 1903....

 and Evangelos Rallis

Evangelos Rallis

Evangelos Rallis was a Greek tennis player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Rallis defeated fellow Greek Demetrios Petrokokkinos in the first round of the singles tournament. In the second round, though, he faced John Pius Boland of Great Britain and Ireland. He lost to the...

 in the first round and the British/Australia

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n pair of George S. Robertson

George S. Robertson

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 and Edwin Flack in the semifinals. In the final, Kasdaglis again faced Boland, this time paired with Friedrich Traun

Friedrich Traun

Friedrich Adolph Traun was a German athlete and tennis player.He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens — the first modern Olympic games...

 of Germany

Germany

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. Kasdaglis and Petrokokkinos lost that match to give Kasdaglis his second silver medal.