Pantelis Karasevdas
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Pantelis Karasevdas was a Greek
shooter
. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
in Athens
.
event. He dominated the field, hitting the target with all 40 of his shots for a total score of 2,350. His score in the first string of 10 shots was 480.
He also competed in the free rifle event
, placing fifth with a score of 1,039. In the military pistol event, Karasevdas abandoned the competition after firing two of the five strings of six shots.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
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Career
Karasevdas competed in the military rifleRifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
event. He dominated the field, hitting the target with all 40 of his shots for a total score of 2,350. His score in the first string of 10 shots was 480.
He also competed in the free rifle event
Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's free rifle
The men's free rifle was one of the five sport shooting events on the Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The second rifle event and last of the shooting events, the free rifle was begun on 11 April. Each marksman fired 40 shots, in four strings of ten. 25 men entered the event,...
, placing fifth with a score of 1,039. In the military pistol event, Karasevdas abandoned the competition after firing two of the five strings of six shots.