Georgios Lavrentis

Greek long-distance runner Georgios Lavrentis specialised in the marathon. In March 1896 Lavrentis finished first in a field of almost 40 runners who were trying to qualify for the Athína Olympics. A month later he was one of many Greek athletes to run in the marathon at the 1896 Athína Olympics but did not finish the race after dropping out of the event at around the 24km mark. Prior to the Olympics Lavrentis was one of the race favourites after previously setting a course record time.

Personal Best: Mar – unknown.