Georgios Moraitinis
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Georgios Moraitinis was a Greek
sport shooter
. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
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In 1920, he won the silver medal as member of the Greek team in the team 30 metre military pistol event.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics
he also participated in the following events:
Four years later at the 1924 Summer Olympics
he participated in the following events:
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sport shooter
Shooting sports
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. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
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Career
Moraitinis was born in EgyptEgypt
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In 1920, he won the silver medal as member of the Greek team in the team 30 metre military pistol event.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
he also participated in the following events:
- Team 50 metre free pistolShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre team free pistolThe men's 50 metre team free pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third and last appearance of the event. The competition was held on August 2, 1920. 65 shooters from 13 nations competed.-Results:The scores of the five...
- fourth place - Team free rifleShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifleThe men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 31, 1920...
- 13th place - 300 metre free rifle, three positionsShooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positionsThe men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.It was the third appearance of the 300 metre rifle three positions event at an Olympic Games...
- result unknown
Four years later at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
he participated in the following events:
- Team free rifleShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifleThe men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of a rifle team event but the first with three different distances . The competition was held on June 26, 1924 and June 27, 1924 at the shooting...
- twelfth place - 25 metre rapid fire pistolShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistolThe men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 28, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Versailles...
- 37th place - 50 metre rifle, proneShooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle, proneThe men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 23, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Reims...
- 58th place